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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 does Mrs. Hudson laugh at?
(a) The bills Parliament passes these days.
(b) She does not laugh and is a somewhat dour woman.
(c) William's silly jokes.
(d) All the things that she has seen and heard.

2. To William, how does Rosie always remain?
(a) Warm and caring but with a layer of roughness.
(b) Deceitful but fun.
(c) Unspoiled and artless.
(d) Fun but not too bright.

3. Why does Hillier seems suspicious at the Saturday afternoon parties?
(a) Because Rosie and William call each other pet names.
(b) Because Rosie and William exchange secret looks.
(c) No particular reason.
(d) Because Rosie and William laugh at nothing.

4. How does Rosie act about her and Ted leaving debts in Blackstable?
(a) She is embarrassed.
(b) She laughs it off.
(c) She justifies their position.
(d) She pretends she did not know that Ted had debts.

5. What does Rosie do after William weeps at his home?
(a) Tells him he is silly.
(b) Comforts him like a mother.
(c) Crys also.
(d) Undresses and makes love with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greets William as he walks down High Street?

2. How does Rosie keep in touch with Blackstable?

3. What does Ted next write?

4. How does Isabel respond to Ted's marriage?

5. What does William say about Rosie's heart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Roy's relationship with the Traffords.

2. What novel does Ted publish which is a ruthlessly unsentimental tale dealing with a child's death, and what is the public's response to the novel?

3. Describe Isabel Trafford.

4. Describe Rosie's home and Rose herself.

5. What is Rosie's response to William's sulkiness about Kuyper and other men?

6. What is said about Rosie as William, Amy and Roy look at photographs?

7. Describe the scene where William is talking to Hillier about painting Rosie.

8. When William visits her in Yonkers, what does Rosie reveal about her marriage to Ted and a child they had?

9. Describe the motel in which William takes a room when he comes to share memories about Ted with Roy and Amy .

10. Briefly describe how William and Rosie's relationship continues.

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