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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What signals Sarah and Bendrix that Henry has returned home?
(a) His coat hanging by the front door.
(b) A squeak on the stairs.
(c) The front door opening.
(d) His presence in the living room.

2. Where does Bendrix take Sarah on their first "date"?
(a) To a movie adaptation of one of his books.
(b) To the theatre.
(c) To a museum.
(d) To a reading from one of his books.

3. What code word do Sarah and Bendrix use during their affair to refer to love and sex?
(a) Abandon.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Onions.
(d) Dear.

4. How does Bendrix reply to Parkis' request for comments on the letter found in Sarah's waste basket?
(a) He expresses sadness that Sarah is seeing another man.
(b) He asks Parkis to continue to gather her correspondence.
(c) He expresses outrage that Parkis would accuse her of having an affair.
(d) He refuses to make a comment.

5. Why is Bendrix excused from military service during the war?
(a) Henry pulls strings for him at the Department of Home Security.
(b) He signs up for civil duty.
(c) He is a writer and writers are exempt from service.
(d) He has one leg that is shorter than the other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was responsible for facilitating Bendrix and Sarah's first night of intimacy (in Bendrix's opinion)?

2. When Bendrix first meets him how long does Henry say he and Sarah have been married?

3. Why is Parkis intent on Bendrix returning the letter from Sarah that he got from her maid?

4. What was the first thing Bendrix noticed about Sarah at the party where they met?

5. What does Parkis tell Bendrix the Miles' maid was unable to collect for him?

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