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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 is Fred's profession?
(a) A novelist.
(b) An English teacher.
(c) A Poet.
(d) An historian.

2. How old is Virginia "Vinnie" Miner?
(a) Sixty-four.
(b) Fifty-four.
(c) Forty-four.
(d) Thirty-four.

3. What does Rosemary hate talking about?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Boring practical things.
(c) Literature of the 1800's.
(d) Sports and gambling.

4. What did Roo invite Fred to do when they met?
(a) Have lunch.
(b) Go to a polo match.
(c) Go horseback riding.
(d) Go to a party.

5. What does Vinnie do about Chuck's defeatism in Chapter 5?
(a) Embraces him.
(b) Takes him to bed.
(c) Tells him she never wants to see him again.
(d) Rails him about brooding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase does not describe Rosemary?

2. What does Vinnie contemplate on her bus ride home from Fortnum & Mason's in Chapter 3?

3. Which of the following was not a guest of Posy's?

4. Roo chose the name March to honor the heroine from which story?

5. What days does Mrs. Harris work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vinnie like to work in the London Library Reading Room?

2. Describe Rosemary's acting abilities.

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

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

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

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

7. What are the unfortunate similarities between Chuck and Vinnie?

8. Why does the British Museum frustrate Fred?

9. Describe the man seated next to Vinnie on the plane.

10. Why does Fred leave the Vogelers' angry in Chapter 2?

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