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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What signals Sarah and Bendrix that Henry has returned home?
(a) The front door opening.
(b) His presence in the living room.
(c) His coat hanging by the front door.
(d) A squeak on the stairs.

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

3. Why does Bendrix go to the basement alone when the V1 strikes near his apartment?
(a) Sarah is hiding under his bed.
(b) To check and see if his landlady is there before Sarah joins him.
(c) To clear a path for Sarah to get to the basement.
(d) Sarah has left to go back to Henry.

4. What do Sarah and Bendrix do while Henry has his lunch tray in bed?
(a) Go to Bendrix's apartment.
(b) Go to Rules for lunch.
(c) Have sex in the Miles' living room.
(d) Eat lunch in the Miles' living room.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bendrix turn to the end of Sarah's diary first?

2. What project is Henry working on the night Bendrix and Sarah begin their affair?

3. How does Henry react when Bendrix tells him he contacted Savage?

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

5. Why does Bendrix rush out of his club at the start of this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Parkis' son's name?

2. What does Sarah not realize about Henry's crying?

3. How does Father Crompton act towards Bendrix?

4. What happens to Bendrix after Sarah breaks off their affair?

5. What does Sarah realize when she prays to God to save Bendrix?

6. How does Bendrix change his work routine in preparation for running away with Sarah?

7. What does Waterbury see as the significance of Bendrix going to a funeral at Golders Green?

8. What role does Parkis' son play in his investigation?

9. Why does Sarah vow to take what God loves most in her from Him?

10. How does the author foreshadow Sarah's death in this chapter?

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