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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Rosa and her "mason" go on their first date?
(a) An Italian restaurant.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Yachting.
(d) Cherry picking.

2. What refreshments does Brandt offer Rosa when she visits his home?
(a) Pumpkin bread and cranberry juice.
(b) Cornbread and iced tea.
(c) Muffins and coffee.
(d) Ginger bread and orange juice.

3. What does Bernard do for a living?
(a) He is a professional student.
(b) He is a journalist.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a novelist.

4. What does Rosa tell Brandt that she needs his help to do?
(a) See Europe.
(b) Remove herself from the political realm.
(c) See America.
(d) Find a better job.

5. In whose olive grove do Rosa and Katya dine one afternoon?
(a) Degas'.
(b) Renoir's.
(c) Monet's.
(d) Moreau's.

6. How many homes does Rosa visit in a number of months in the town in which her father died?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

7. What will England always be like for Rosa, as noted in the last page of Part Two?
(a) Cold all down the warm walkways.
(b) Bare all down the tree lined avenue.
(c) Gloomy all down the paths of pleasure.
(d) Shady all down a sunny street.

8. How does Rosa describe Christine Chabalier?
(a) A pretty woman.
(b) A silly woman.
(c) An ugly woman.
(d) A flighty woman.

9. According to Rosa, what is everything done in the name of?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) Future generations.

10. What happens to Rosa's Swedish lover because of his involvement with her?
(a) His wife leaves him.
(b) He is exiled.
(c) He is never issued a visa to Africa again.
(d) His journalistic integrity is ruined.

11. Where do Rosa and Bernard first make love?
(a) At Katya's house.
(b) In Paris.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) On the beach.

12. Where does Bernard suggest he and Rosa travel to at Donna's party as the French Algerians are making a fortune there?
(a) French Guinea.
(b) Algeria.
(c) Corsica.
(d) Congo.

13. At Donna's party, what is the Englishman's opinion of Utopia?
(a) He says it is Western thought.
(b) He says it is necessary.
(c) He says it is misunderstood.
(d) He says it is evil.

14. Where does Brandt Vermeulen's closest friendship lie?
(a) Communist Party.
(b) Ministry of Defense.
(c) Ministery of Interior.
(d) Nationlists Party.

15. Who is Rosa speaking to in the last section of the novel?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Katya.
(d) Lionel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the woman in the nightgown make Rosa worry about?

2. How many times do Rosa and Bernard meet before he discovers who she is in relation to Lionel?

3. Why is Georges planning a party for Manolis?

4. What does Katya do at Donna's party when she hears Rosa speaking about people's rights?

5. What gift from Africa has Rosa brought Madame Bagnelli?

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