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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the person telling William the story of the Driffields say Ted marries Rosie.
(a) Rosie is pregnant.
(b) Love at first sight.
(c) Rosie is beautiful.
(d) No proper girl would have him.

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

3. What is Kear able to do?
(a) Marry the girl everyone else wants to marry in college.
(b) Parley his little talent into a successful writing and speaking career.
(c) Become a member of the House of Commons.
(d) Become an adviser to the Duke of Wellington.

4. Who does William see in the dark while Rosie is having tea with Mary-Ann?
(a) His uncle.
(b) Ted.
(c) No one.
(d) Kemp.

5. What does Kear believe would hinder his art?
(a) Reading what critics say about his works.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Wine.
(d) Marriage.

6. What does Ashenden wonder as he and Kear are having lunch?
(a) Why the lunch was going on two hours now.
(b) How Kear can be so trite.
(c) What Kear wants of Ashenden .
(d) How Ashenden was silly enough to agree to this meeting.

7. What does William do when he walks in on Rosie having tea with Mary-Ann?
(a) He declines Rosie's invitation to join them.
(b) He joins them as if he were an adult.
(c) He flees outdoors.
(d) He listens to their conversation from the other room.

8. What are the Curate and Kemp urging Ted to do?
(a) Sing and join in the chorus.
(b) Write a book about Christ.
(c) Come to church on Christmas eve.
(d) Write a book about Blackstable.

9. What does Ashenden first think of Driffield?
(a) As boring.
(b) As a cad.
(c) As interesting.
(d) As exceedingly debonair.

10. What is Rosie able to do for long periods without growing bored?
(a) Spin wool.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Knit.
(d) Sew.

11. In what town does Ashenden grow up?
(a) Breckwhich.
(b) Blackstable.
(c) Standis.
(d) Kent.

12. Where does William want to stay when helping Roy?
(a) At Roy's home.
(b) The Bear and Key.
(c) At Amy's home.
(d) At the vicarage.

13. Who does Galloway mention?
(a) Mrs. Greencourt.
(b) Roy Kear.
(c) William.
(d) Ted.

14. To what of Shakespeare's aspects are Ted compared?
(a) Shakespeare's best aspects.
(b) Shakespeare's worst aspects.
(c) A few of Shakespeare's aspects, but mostly Ted is compared to James Joyce.
(d) None.

15. With whom has Kear just spent a weekend?
(a) Kear's sister.
(b) A friend in high places politically.
(c) The publisher of a very prestigious house that wants Kear to collaborate with Ashenden.
(d) Driffield's widow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amy write to William?

2. Why can't Roy use William's memories of singing at Ted's home?

3. What does the Vicar announce at dinner?

4. What is the key to Kear's stable popularity?

5. What does William claim about him and Ted?

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