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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. On Ash Wednesday, who is Mildred surprised to see at mass?
(a) A childhood friend.
(b) Everard Bone.
(c) Helena.
(d) Helena's husband.

2. Who is the author of Excellent Women?
(a) Barbara Pym.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Alice Munro.
(d) Kitty Kelley.

3. What is the name of the church where Mildred worships?
(a) St. Peter's Church.
(b) St. Mary's Church.
(c) St. Paul's Church.
(d) St. Angela's Church.

4. What school event do Dora and Mildred go to?
(a) School dance-a-thon
(b) School charity drive.
(c) School track meet.
(d) School reunion.

5. What does Mildred try to convince Rocky and Dora of during their outing?
(a) That Helena is all wrong for Rocky.
(b) That she is not interested in Julian or Everard.
(c) That they should leave.
(d) That Mildred is happily unmarried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it appropriate for Mrs. Gray to live at the Malory's house?

2. How does Mildred sometimes find the person whom she goes on the annual lunch date with?

3. What is Helena's occupation?

4. What does Julian arrive in time for at the Malorys?

5. Where do the group go after the speech at the Learned Society?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Everard Bone?

2. Why does Mildred leave the Malorys after helping with the curtains?

3. What does Mildred tell the reader about her childhood?

4. Who does Mildred go on her annual lunch date with, and what do they talk about?

5. Describe Rockingham Napier.

6. What does Mildred discuss with the Malorys while having dinner with them?

7. Who is Dora?

8. What do Mildred and Dora learn from a Wren officer on the way home from a school reunion?

9. Describe the Malorys.

10. Who does Mildred run into at church?

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