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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace walked all the way from what location on the night of his death?
(a) The Senate.
(b) His house.
(c) The House.
(d) The bar.

2. How close was Wallace to the door in the wall the last time he saw it?
(a) 20 inches.
(b) Several yards.
(c) Four inches.
(d) Three feet.

3. At the end of the story, Redmond's mind is darkened with what?
(a) Emptiness and pain.
(b) Doubts and questions.
(c) Riddles and regrets.
(d) Questions and riddles.

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

5. At the dinner, Wallace tells Redmond his soul is full of what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Regret.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Despair.

6. Redmond is convinced that Wallace had a what?
(a) Abnormal gift.
(b) Brain tumor.
(c) Profound experience.
(d) Brain aneurysm.

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

8. What is the name of the colleague that Wallace was walking with on his most recent time of seeing the wall?
(a) Hamelwright.
(b) Ralphs.
(c) Gurker.
(d) Hopkins.

9. Who did Wallace wish he had stopped for just a moment and waved to in the garden?
(a) The woman in the robe.
(b) His playmates.
(c) The girl in green.
(d) The panthers.

10. Wallace had been dining in _______________ when he and a co-worker were called back to work.
(a) Westminster.
(b) Brentwood.
(c) Paddington.
(d) East Kensington.

11. Wallace didn't stop at the door once as a young man because he had an appointment that involved his ____________.
(a) Debts.
(b) Honor.
(c) Hopes.
(d) Dignity.

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

13. Which of the following occasions did Wallace NOT see the door in the wall?
(a) On the way to his father's deathbed.
(b) On the way to a scholarship interview.
(c) On the way to his wedding.
(d) On the way to a girl's house.

14. What made missing the garden the third time worthwhile to Wallace?
(a) An adventure.
(b) His father's praise.
(c) Great wealth.
(d) A girl's love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace thought his obsession with the door in the wall might be what is referred to as a feeling of __________.

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

3. Redmond remembers Wallace's _______ face the last night he saw him.

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

5. What does Redmond congratulate Wallace for during their dinner?

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