View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives in the apartment Sarah has been visiting at 16 Cedar Road?
(a) Mr. Smythe and his sister.
(b) One of Henry's colleagues.
(c) Bendrix.
(d) Parkis.

2. What does Parkis tell Bendrix the Miles' maid was unable to collect for him?
(a) Sarah's diary.
(b) Letters from Sarah.
(c) Mail sent to Sarah.
(d) Sarah's date book.

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

4. Who does Bendrix pretend to be looking for when he arrives at the Smythes' apartment?
(a) Henry.
(b) A man named Wilson.
(c) A man named Arthur James.
(d) Lance's father.

5. In Bendrix's opinion, what is jealousy connected to?
(a) Love.
(b) Desire.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Marriage.

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

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

8. Why does Bendrix say it was strange to see Henry on the Common that night?
(a) Henry lives miles away from the Common.
(b) Bendrix had not seen Henry in years.
(c) It is raining and he has no umbrella.
(d) It is raining and Henry had always liked to be comfortable.

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 strikes Bendrix when the bomb hits his apartment building?
(a) His apartment door.
(b) Glass from the windows.
(c) The staircase.
(d) The front door.

11. What does Parkis give Bendrix as a memento?
(a) Sarah's diary.
(b) A book of matches.
(c) An ashtray.
(d) A handshake.

12. What does Parkis take from Sarah's house that he shares with Bendrix?
(a) Sarah's appointment calendar.
(b) A letter from Sarah's wastebasket.
(c) A letter sent to Sarah from Smythe.
(d) Sarah's diary.

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

14. What does Bendrix tell Miss Smythe his name is?
(a) Miles.
(b) Bridges.
(c) Arthur James.
(d) Bendrix.

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) Sarah is hiding under his bed.
(c) To check and see if his landlady is there before Sarah joins him.
(d) To clear a path for Sarah to get to the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah think has happened to Bendrix when she first sees him after the bomb strikes?

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

3. What was the purpose of Sarah's phone call to Bendrix?

4. Why does Bendrix think Henry asks him to dine at his club instead of Bendrix's?

5. What does Sarah confess to Bendrix while they are eating sandwiches in her living room?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 665 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample