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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who cannot get William alone the last time he sees Ted?
(a) Ted.
(b) lady Hodmarsh.
(c) Amy.
(d) Roy.

2. Who is Mrs. Encombe?
(a) The vicar's sister.
(b) William's aunt.
(c) Blackstable's "New Woman."
(d) The vicar's wife's best friend.

3. What does William's uncle forbid?
(a) William to study literature.
(b) William to study law.
(c) William associating with such disreputable people as the Driffields.
(d) William to visit the Driffields in London as the town is too dangerous.

4. How does Ashenden characterize Kear's early novels?
(a) Exquisitely beautiful.
(b) Tasteful.
(c) Repugnant.
(d) Trash.

5. What does William say is Ted's outstanding merit?
(a) His longevity.
(b) His good taste in horses.
(c) His Bohemian lifestyle.
(d) His first wife Rosie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Vicar announce at dinner?

2. Why is the man called Lord George so named?

3. What does Ashenden say about the first Mrs. Driffield?

4. What does Amy have to force Ted to do?

5. What does Ted give William?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Quinten Forde.

2. What happens when William comes home for Easter Break and what surprising announcement does the Vicar make?

3. What are Roy and William doing and what topic does Roy bring up?

4. Describe Rosie.

5. How does William link Ted's advancing age with his success?

6. What does Ashenden think about Roy as a person?

7. Briefly describe William's interaction with Ted and Rosie when he is a youth.

8. What does Ashenden ignore but still wonder about?

9. How does William initially meet Rosie?

10. What does Lady Hodmarsh say about Amy Driffield?

(see the answer keys)

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