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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace's body was found in __________.
(a) An empty lot.
(b) The garden.
(c) An excavation shaft.
(d) The wharf.

2. For how long has Wallace been unable to focus on his work because of his preoccupation with seeing the door?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

3. Redmond calls Wallace a man of what?
(a) Ineptitude and delusions.
(b) Valor.
(c) Vision and imagination.
(d) Sorrow.

4. What place is buzzing about Wallace's death?
(a) The House.
(b) The club.
(c) The bar.
(d) The Senate.

5. Redmond remembers Wallace's _______ face the last night he saw him.
(a) Angry.
(b) Pallid.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Distinguished.

6. What is the hoarding on the high road that Redmond refers to in Part 4?
(a) A frenzied crowd.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A fence.
(d) A sadness.

7. Redmond says some will read his story and think him to be what?
(a) Insane.
(b) Courageous.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Superstitious.

8. Where did Wallace go on scholarship?
(a) Sorbonne.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Hamburg.

9. How many times was Wallace in love?
(a) Two.
(b) Never.
(c) Many.
(d) Once.

10. As Wallace tells Redmond about seeing the door for the third time, what does he do?
(a) Cries silently.
(b) Stares into the fire.
(c) Drums his fingers.
(d) Smiles sadly.

11. What door opened for Wallace in his late teens?
(a) The door to his career.
(b) The door to his past.
(c) The door to love.
(d) The door to his father's love.

12. In the end, Wallace walked out of _________ into darkness.
(a) Life.
(b) Security.
(c) Light.
(d) Dreams.

13. What look does Redmond remember in Wallace's eyes the night he told his story?
(a) Suicidal.
(b) Sullen.
(c) Somber.
(d) Sad.

14. Wallace felt that his career merited what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Determination.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Happiness.

15. What was the name of the co-worker Wallace was with when he saw the door from the car window one night?
(a) Hamelwright.
(b) Hotchkiss.
(c) Hankins.
(d) Hopkins.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dead body of Wallace is found near where?

2. What should Wallace have been excited to be working on lately?

3. What does Wallace tell Redmond success has become to him?

4. Wallace walked all the way from what location on the night of his death?

5. Where was Wallace going the day he saw the door for the fourth time?

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