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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Smythe first tell Bendrix cured him of his skin ailment?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Urticaria.
(c) Sarah's kiss.
(d) An operation.

2. Who does Bendrix lash out at after reading Parkis' letter?
(a) Lance.
(b) Father Compton.
(c) Parkis.
(d) Henry.

3. Why does Father Compton believe Sarah should have a Catholic burial?
(a) It is the only way to save her soul.
(b) She expressed a desire to become a Catholic.
(c) He believes all people should have Catholic burials.
(d) She was a confirmed Catholic.

4. Where does Henry go early one morning that surprises Bendrix?
(a) To work.
(b) To the home of a woman he is romantically involved with.
(c) To hear the mass Father Crompton gives for Sarah.
(d) To have breakfast with Father Crompton.

5. What does Sarah promise to do if Bendrix answers the phone when she calls from Bigwell-on-Sea?
(a) Never see Bendrix again.
(b) Devote herself to God.
(c) Devote herself to Henry.
(d) Return home to Bendrix.

6. What favor does Henry ask of Bendrix?
(a) To move in with him.
(b) To never speak of Sarah again.
(c) To contact Sarah's mother.
(d) To meet him for dinner at his club from time to time.

7. Who approaches Bendrix as he is researching for his book in the British Museum Reading Room?
(a) Mr. Savage.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Henry.
(d) Parkis.

8. Where does Waterbury tell Sylvia she is to meet him?
(a) At a bar on Tottenham Road.
(b) At a Bartok program that evening.
(c) At his apartment.
(d) At Golders Green.

9. Where does Bendrix suggest he and Sarah go away to when she leaves Henry?
(a) The U.S.
(b) Paris.
(c) His apartment.
(d) His cousin's cottage in Dorset.

10. What reason does Smythe give for belief in resurrection?
(a) People need their bodies.
(b) People want to believe their bodies are divine.
(c) People want to believe they can be born again.
(d) People will believe anything the church tells them.

11. What does Sarah say she would rather be than Lady Miles?
(a) Mrs. Bendrix.
(b) Lady Bendrix.
(c) Mrs. Miles.
(d) Alone.

12. How does Henry's secretary refer to him?
(a) As H.M.
(b) As Mr. Miles.
(c) As His Majesty.
(d) As Henry.

13. Why does Sarah agree to continue to visit Richard Smythe?
(a) She feels sorry for him.
(b) She is attracted to him.
(c) She wants to believe what he believes.
(d) She has nothing else to do.

14. What prevents Sarah from kissing Bendrix after their lunch at Rules?
(a) She begins to cough.
(b) She wants to keep her promise to God.
(c) She wants to be loyal to Henry.
(d) He has been too hurtful to her.

15. What does Bendrix notice in the margins of Sarah's copy of 'Last Expedition'?
(a) Expressions of love for an old boyfriend.
(b) Rude comments.
(c) Biblical scripture.
(d) Punctuation marks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarah repeatedly refer to herself in her diary?

2. What does Sarah's mother ask Bendrix for?

3. What distinction will a K.B.E. give Sarah and Henry?

4. Who does Sarah resolve to begin a romantic relationship with?

5. Who does Henry tell Bendrix arrived at his office unexpectedly?

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