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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose home does William visit unannounced at Christmas?
(a) The Driffields.
(b) Mary-Ann.
(c) His older sister.
(d) Roy Kear.

2. How long has Ashenden known Kear?
(a) He's never met him.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 3 years.

3. How does Ted characterize William as a youth?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Outgoing.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Shy.

4. What does Ashenden declare about Driffield's novels?
(a) He does not comment.
(b) They are mostly ideas from other authors.
(c) They are complex and intriquing.
(d) They are boring.

5. Who tells William of the Driffield's background?
(a) William's teacher.
(b) William's uncle.
(c) A maid named Mary-Ann.
(d) William's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the young William sometimes wonder about?

2. What nationality does Ashenden's aunt have?

3. Who is Mrs. Encombe?

4. How does Ashenden characterize Kear's early novels?

5. What does Ted give William?

(see the answer key)

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