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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduced Anna and Eddie?
(a) Robert Pidgeon.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Major Brutt.
(d) Denis.

2. What position does Thomas hold at his work?
(a) He owns the company.
(b) He is a partner and partial owner.
(c) He is a lower-level employee.
(d) He is a supervisor.

3. What did Portia's father say about Thomas and Anna's home?
(a) That he had seen it, but wasn't that impressed.
(b) That he hadn't seen it, but didn't imagine that it was very nice.
(c) That he had seen it, and thought it was beautiful.
(d) That he had never seen it, but imagined it was regal and gorgeous.

4. What is the problem with Anna, according to Eddie?
(a) She likes nothing better than to make a joke of another person.
(b) She thinks she is better than everyone around her is.
(c) She is nosy, and always trying to get involved in others' affairs.
(d) She is not very intelligent, but she believes she is.

5. Why does Daphne feel grumpy around Portia?
(a) Because she dislikes Portia's quiet demeanor.
(b) Because she can't help associating Portia with Anna, whom she can't stand.
(c) Because she enjoys having privacy, and feels that Portia has violated it.
(d) Because she feels that Portia takes some of the attention away from her.

6. How does Thomas feel about Anna's idea for an activity?
(a) He wants to go with Anna, and not let Portia come.
(b) He wants to be able to choose the activity.
(c) He wants to do something else.
(d) He just wants to stay at home.

7. Who is Portia's friend at school?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Daphne.
(c) Cecil.
(d) Lilian.

8. What is Portia's last memory of her mother?
(a) Waving goodbye to her mother from the deck of a boat.
(b) Portia doesn't remember her mother at all.
(c) Driving her mother to the train station.
(d) Driving her mother to the clinic.

9. Why is Lilian at Portia's school?
(a) She fell in love with a female teacher at her former school.
(b) She is gifted and needs an accelerated course schedule.
(c) Her parents moved from Spain and it is the only school in the area.
(d) She fell in love with a male teacher at her former school.

10. What possession of Portia's does Anna find in chapter 1?
(a) Her jewelry box.
(b) Her viola.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her porcelain doll.

11. With whom does Anna return home in part 1, chapter 2?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Major Brutt.
(c) St. Quentin.
(d) Robert Pidgeon.

12. What does Major Brutt think of Anna's relationship with Portia?
(a) He thinks Portia is too young to be any good for company.
(b) He thinks Portia must make great company for Anna.
(c) He hopes that Portia will learn from Anna.
(d) He thinks it's odd that Anna wants to spend so much time with such a young girl.

13. For how long did Eddie and Anna see one another regularly?
(a) One month.
(b) A year.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Six months.

14. Where did Mr. Quayne meet Irene?
(a) Dorset.
(b) London.
(c) York.
(d) Hampshire.

15. Where does Thomas work?
(a) A railroad station.
(b) A printing company.
(c) A law firm.
(d) An advertising agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason Thomas gives Anna for why he thinks Portia is upset in part 1, chapter 2?

2. Who are the first characters introduced in the novel?

3. Who is Portia's mother?

4. What relationship exists between Mrs. Heccomb and Daphne?

5. Who is Portia?

(see the answer keys)

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