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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Parkis say Sarah went after having lunch with Bendrix?
(a) Home.
(b) A Episcopal church.
(c) A Roman Catholic church.
(d) To a bar.

3. What does Bendrix see in the newspaper that sparks his desire for Sarah?
(a) A picture of Sarah alone at a movie premiere.
(b) A picture of Henry and her at a movie premiere.
(c) An article about adultery.
(d) An article about Henry's job promotion.

4. Who was responsible for writing the report Parkis gives to Bendrix?
(a) Mr. Savage.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Parkis.
(d) Parkis' son.

5. Why does Henry finally suspect Bendrix and Sarah had an affair?
(a) Henry sees similar behaviors in Sarah now.
(b) Henry says this is the only explanation for Bendrix hiring Parkis.
(c) Henry sees the anger in Bendrix's face when he reads Parkis' reports.
(d) Henry always suspected, but never wanted to confront Bendrix.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarah react to Bendrix as a writer?

2. What does Bendrix encourage Henry to do with Parkis' reports?

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

4. What is Bendrix surprised to learn from reading Sarah's diary?

5. What happens to the man with the small boy when Bendrix begins staring at him?

(see the answer key)

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