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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Sarah ask for peace to come to in the first diary entry Bendrix reads?
(a) Bendrix.
(b) Parkis.
(c) Henry.
(d) Herself.

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

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

5. What happens when Sarah walks Bendrix to the door?
(a) They kiss.
(b) They get into an argument.
(c) They kiss and she tells him she will call him tomorrow.
(d) He vows to call her the next day.

6. 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.

7. Who is Parkis' son named after?
(a) Sir Lancelot.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Parkis.
(d) King Arthur.

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

9. What does Bendrix say always helped him regain trust in Sarah?
(a) Her phone calls.
(b) Seeing her.
(c) Her love letters.
(d) Her feelings about Henry.

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

11. Who does Bendrix see Sarah kissing when he and Henry return from their walk?
(a) Mr. Savage.
(b) Henry.
(c) One of Henry's co-workers.
(d) Her lover.

12. When does this chapter take place?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1947.

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

14. What does Bendrix think has happened when he and Sarah first hear the air-raid sirens?
(a) London is under attack.
(b) London is about to be bombed.
(c) Someone accidently sounded the siren.
(d) Enemy planes entered the air space over London.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. This chapter is primarily a.....

2. What code word do Sarah and Bendrix use during their affair to refer to love and sex?

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

4. Who does Mr. Savage say will be the most help to his investigator?

5. When Bendrix first meets him how long does Henry say he and Sarah have been married?

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