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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who travels with Bendrix to the funeral?
(a) Henry.
(b) Waterbury.
(c) Sylvia.
(d) Parkis.

2. Why does Richard Smythe ask Sarah to never visit him again?
(a) She rejects his marriage proposal.
(b) She is not making progress learning Rationalism.
(c) She refuses to give up Christianity.
(d) She criticizes him.

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

4. Why does Sarah not want to leave her home the night Bendrix calls?
(a) She doesn't want to alarm Henry.
(b) She no longer loves Bendrix.
(c) She is sick and in pain.
(d) It is raining.

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

6. Why is Henry disappointed when Sarah does not know what an O.B.E is?
(a) It is an important promotion in his job and he wants her to be excited for him.
(b) It is essential to his view of himself.
(c) He expects the wife of a government official to know the acronym.
(d) He doesn't believe she is paying attention to him.

7. What example does Bendrix use to try and convince Henry God is fictional?
(a) A three legged man with fish scales.
(b) A four legged man with fish scales.
(c) Sarah's cremation.
(d) Aristotle.

8. What reason does Henry give Sarah for never having had an extra-marital affair?
(a) He finds affairs detestable.
(b) He never had the opportunity.
(c) It would tarnish his public image.
(d) He loves Sarah.

9. What was the turning point for Sarah's illness?
(a) Spending the night with Bendrix.
(b) Going out in the rain to avoid Bendrix.
(c) Bendrix telling Henry about her affair.
(d) The cocktail party Parkis attended.

10. What excuse does Sylvia offer to give Waterbury for breaking their date?
(a) Her mother is ill.
(b) She is having dinner with Bendrix.
(c) Bendrix needs her support.
(d) She has become ill.

11. What topic does Waterbury want Bendrix's opinion on for his article?
(a) Bendrix's books.
(b) Love.
(c) Adultery.
(d) E.M. Forster's books.

12. Why does Sarah go out walking in the rain?
(a) She is looking for Bendrix.
(b) She can't stand being in the house.
(c) She is anxious waiting for Henry to come home.
(d) She wants to go to church to pray.

13. Who does Bendrix pretend to be when he calls the Miles' home?
(a) Richard Smythe
(b) Henry
(c) Sir William Mallock
(d) Parkis

14. How does Smythe characterize Biblical stories?
(a) As fictionalized events.
(b) As truth.
(c) As fables.
(d) As exaggerated events.

15. Why does Sarah want to stay in the church after Bendrix leaves?
(a) She is trying to decide whether she should leave Henry.
(b) She wants to confess her sins.
(c) She wants to pray for Bendrix.
(d) Her home doesn't feel like home any longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarah buy that embarrasses her?

2. Who is Bendrix surprised to see at Sarah's funeral?

3. How does Bendrix characterize information that Sarah was baptized a Catholic?

4. For what reason does Bendrix discover that Sarah was given a collection of poetry in grade school?

5. What does Smythe actually believe cured his skin condition?

(see the answer keys)

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