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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Henry react when Bendrix tells him he contacted Savage?
(a) He is curious.
(b) He is sullen.
(c) He is outraged.
(d) He is relieved.

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

3. What was the purpose of Sarah's phone call to Bendrix?
(a) She wanted to ask him why he and Henry were talking about her.
(b) She wanted to talk about Henry.
(c) She wanted to invite him to lunch.
(d) She wanted to talk with him about their affair.

4. Why is Henry surprised when Bendrix tells him he must return home after refusing a drink?
(a) Bendrix told Henry he has to work and Henry believed Bendrix only wrote in the mornings.
(b) Bendrix and Sarah are acting suspiciously.
(c) Bendrix had just arrived at the Miles' home.
(d) Bendrix has never declined to have a drink with Henry.

5. Where does Parkis say in his report that he followed Sarah to?
(a) A party.
(b) An apartment on Cedar Road.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) A Catholic church.

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

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

8. What disturbs Henry about Sarah's treatment of Bendrix when he visits while Henry is sick?
(a) He is upset that Sarah does not bring Bendrix into his room to visit him.
(b) He is suspicious that they are having an affair.
(c) He thinks Sarah is too friendly towards Bendrix.
(d) He wishes she served him the good claret with lunch.

9. What scene from the movie adaptation of his novel does Bendrix say moves him?
(a) The couple's dialogue.
(b) The couple in the cheap restaurant.
(c) The couple beginning their affair.
(d) The couple holding hands innocently.

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

11. When do the final entries of Sarah's diary take place?
(a) The days after her affair with Bendrix ended.
(b) Two years after her affair with Bendrix ended.
(c) During her affair with Bendrix.
(d) Prior to her affair with Bendrix.

12. What "stranger's influence" does Bendrix think Sarah is under when she breaks off their relationship?
(a) God.
(b) Parkis.
(c) Henry.
(d) Someone who is religious.

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

14. What is the topic that most often lead to arguments between Sarah and Bendrix?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Love.
(c) Her past.
(d) Her marriage.

15. How many words does Bendrix vow to write each day?
(a) 1000.
(b) 83,764.
(c) 750.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Parkis give Bendrix as a memento?

3. Who was responsible for writing the report Parkis gives to Bendrix?

4. When does this chapter take place?

5. Where had Parkis been when Bendrix and Lance went to the Smythes' apartment?

(see the answer keys)

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