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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. What is an anecdote Roy cannot use that William relates?
(a) That Ted criticizes Samuel Richardson.
(b) That Ted criticizes Henry James.
(c) That Ted criticizes Dickens.
(d) That Ted loved Rosie passionately.

2. Into what topic does Kear ease into finally?
(a) Collaborating on a project.
(b) The life of the late Edward Driffield.
(c) A novel upon which Kear is working.
(d) Kear's sister.

3. How does Ted Driffield act the last time William saw him?
(a) As if he does not know William.
(b) The same as always.
(c) Jovial.
(d) Depressed.

4. What occasionally embarrasses William at the Driffield's house?
(a) The looks that pass between Rosie and Kemp.
(b) An allusion to his uncle's sermons.
(c) An allusion to his uncle's strictness.
(d) The looks that pass between Rosie and Ted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some at the tea party believe of Dickens?

2. What does William fail to do when Ted gives him money?

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

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

5. About what part of Ashenden's life does he reminisce?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ted Driffield.

2. What is fashionable to do when William is a young man?

3. Describe Rosie.

4. Why does Roy want William's assistance in writing Ted's biograph and what is Roy's purpose in doing so?

5. What does William say when asked about Edward Driffield and what do they debate?

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

7. How does William act for a while around the Driffields after seeing Rosie with Kemp?

8. What does Amy Driffield ask of William?

9. How does Ashenden characterize Alroy Kear's writing career?

10. Describe William's memory of the last time he saw Ted.

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