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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What image does Sarah use to refer to a place where there is no love?
(a) A train.
(b) A mine field.
(c) A desert.
(d) A war.

3. Why does Bendrix skip over many of the entries in Sarah's diary?
(a) He doesn't care about the times she wasn't with him.
(b) It hurts him to know she loved him.
(c) He does not want to know about her other romantic affairs.
(d) It still hurts him to hear of her time with Henry.

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

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

6. What role does Bendrix say Henry had in his affair with Sarah?
(a) Henry served as a pimp by ignoring and refusing to attend to Sarah's needs.
(b) Henry's busy work schedule gave Sarah too much free time.
(c) Henry's friendship with Bendrix allowed him access to Sarah.
(d) Henry's cruelty towards Sarah drove her into Bendrix's arms.

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

8. Who does Bendrix believe Mr. Smythe to be?
(a) Sarah's spiritual advisor.
(b) A colleague of Henry's.
(c) A Catholic priest.
(d) Sarah's lover.

9. When Bendrix first meets him how long does Henry say he and Sarah have been married?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

10. Why does Bendrix turn to the end of Sarah's diary first?
(a) To try and find an explanation for why she left him.
(b) To determine who she is now having an affair with.
(c) To see why she ended the diary abruptly.
(d) To determine why she still loves Henry.

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

12. While eating lunch what does Sarah tell Bendrix she is concerned about?
(a) Her health.
(b) Henry's demeanor.
(c) Bendrix's continued love for her.
(d) Her feelings about Bendrix.

13. Who does Sarah notice for the first time while waiting on the Common for Bendrix?
(a) Richard Smythe.
(b) Lance, Parkis' son.
(c) Parkis.
(d) Henry.

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

15. How does Sarah react to Bendrix as a writer?
(a) She acknowledges his profession and leaves it at that.
(b) She criticizes his latest book.
(c) She asks several questions about his books.
(d) She gushes about his books.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the topic that most often lead to arguments between Sarah and Bendrix?

3. Why is Bendrix excused from military service during the war?

4. Why does Parkis ask Bendrix to write to Mr. Savage?

5. Who does Bendrix pretend to be looking for when he arrives at the Smythes' apartment?

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