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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. Vinnie Miner is a professor of what?
(a) Children's literature.
(b) Physics.
(c) World history.
(d) English grammar.

2. Who does Vinnie see together at intermission at the English National Opera in Chapter 5?
(a) Rosemary and Fred.
(b) Posy and William.
(c) Edwin and Nico.
(d) Joe and Debby.

3. Why does Vinnie "borrow" things from public places when things go badly?
(a) She is a miser.
(b) She is a compulsive shoplifter.
(c) She believes life owes her something.
(d) They were hers to begin with.

4. Where has Chuck been doing research?
(a) London.
(b) Amsterdam.
(c) Paris.
(d) South Leigh.

5. Chuck says Little Lord Fauntleroy has reminded him of his grandfather's tales about what?
(a) An English Ancestor.
(b) A Scottish king.
(c) Play-Rhymes.
(d) The 1966 World Cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fred lie to Vinnie about?

2. Who calls Vinnie late at night at the end of Chapter 5?

3. Which issue of the Atlantic does Vinnie keep misplacing?

4. Where did Fred meet the people with whom he is dining?

5. What type of sandwich does Vinnie have in her bag in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Vogelers feel Fred getting involved with Rosemary is a mistake?

2. What information does Fred know about Mrs. Harris when guests are questioning him at the party?

3. Why does Vinnie think the man sitting next to her should be particularly shunned?

4. Describe Chuck's appearance when he arrives at Vinnie's house late at night in Chapter 5.

5. Why does Fred take the Underground for the first time?

6. What reasons does Chuck cite as to why he's depressed in Chapter 5?

7. Why does Vinnie think that a relationship between Fred and Rosemary can be nothing more than a fling?

8. Describe the game played in Chapter 4 of Posy's version of charades.

9. How does Fred's mother react when her son tells her he plans to marry Roo?

10. How does Vinnie get to her flat from the airport at the end of Chapter 1?

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