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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sarah's dream, what does she hear instead of Bendrix's voice?
(a) A stranger's loud voice.
(b) The voice of God.
(c) Henry's voice.
(d) Richard Smythe's voice.

2. Where had Parkis been when Bendrix and Lance went to the Smythes' apartment?
(a) At the Parkis' home.
(b) Meeting with the Miles' maid.
(c) Outside of 16 Cedar Lane.
(d) At a party at the Miles' house.

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. What does Sarah confess to Bendrix while they are eating sandwiches in her living room?
(a) She wants to marry Bendrix.
(b) She loves him more than she has ever loved anyone before.
(c) She has never loved Henry.
(d) Henry is sexually impotent.

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

6. This chapter is primarily a.....
(a) Plot.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Conflict.

7. Why is Bendrix focused on his newspaper when Sarah arrives at lunch?
(a) He does not want to watch the door.
(b) He is hiding from Parkis.
(c) He is reading an interesting article.
(d) He is trying to not attract attention.

8. Who is the Maurice that Sarah refers to in her diary?
(a) Bendrix.
(b) Parkis.
(c) A colleague of Henry's.
(d) Henry.

9. According to Henry, how does Sarah now feel about Bendrix?
(a) She is deeply in love with him.
(b) She is ambivalent towards him.
(c) She is very fond of him.
(d) She hates him.

10. What does Sarah do with the letter Bendrix sends to her after she leaves him?
(a) She tears it up.
(b) She gives it to Henry.
(c) She opens it and reads it.
(d) She burns it.

11. What religion does Richard Smythe preach?
(a) None. He is a rational atheist.
(b) Nonconformism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Christianity.

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

13. What is Henry's opinion of onions?
(a) He will only eat them with steaks.
(b) He hates them.
(c) He loves them.
(d) He has no opinion of onions.

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

15. Why does Bendrix go to the basement alone when the V1 strikes near his apartment?
(a) Sarah has left to go back to Henry.
(b) To check and see if his landlady is there before Sarah joins him.
(c) Sarah is hiding under his bed.
(d) To clear a path for Sarah to get to the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the apartment Sarah has been visiting at 16 Cedar Road?

2. What project is Henry working on the night Bendrix and Sarah begin their affair?

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

4. What "stranger's influence" does Bendrix think Sarah is under when she breaks off their relationship?

5. What role does Bendrix say Henry had in his affair with Sarah?

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