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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does William think should be abolished?
(a) The House of Lords.
(b) The House of Commons.
(c) Free education.
(d) Royalty.

2. What appears in all anthologies?
(a) Passages from Ted's books.
(b) Passages from Roy's books.
(c) A mention of Ted's name but none of his actual writing.
(d) Passages from William's books.

3. When does Ted write his greatest books?
(a) While living with Rosie.
(b) During the war.
(c) While living alone after Rosie leaves him.
(d) Before any marriage.

4. What is the landlady's strict policy about fire?
(a) The rooms stay warm since the heat from the kitchens waft upstairs.
(b) No fires after April.
(c) The place has never had individual fireplaces.
(d) A boarder can have a fire after April if he pays for it.

5. With whom does Ted spend most of his time at the Saturday gatherings?
(a) With Isabel.
(b) With Kear and Kemp.
(c) With Rosie.
(d) With older and more important guests than William.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age is Ashenden when he first meets Driffield?

3. How does Ted characterize William as a youth?

4. How does Rosie treat William?

5. What does William think of as the "crown of literature?"

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