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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Redmond believes the door in the wall offered Wallace what?
(a) Escape.
(b) Hope.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Wallace's superior that he wished to have a private word with?

2. For how long has Wallace been unable to focus on his work because of his preoccupation with seeing the door?

3. Wallace compared looking for the door in the wall to what?

4. How many times does Wallace see the door in the last year of his life?

5. What does Wallace grieve for most in his life?

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