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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. Where do Philippa and Mary go in order to get money?
(a) A loan office.
(b) The bank.
(c) Caldecote Terrace.
(d) Mary's grandmother.

2. What did Maurice notice about Philippa when she was little?
(a) Her lack of ability to listen.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her ability to write backwards.

3. Who ruins Norman's plans to kill Mary?
(a) Mary.
(b) The police.
(c) Philippa.
(d) Eli Watkin.

4. What do Philippa and Mary spend a lot of time discussing?
(a) The future.
(b) The past.
(c) The arts.
(d) Literature.

5. Who is Philippa rude to in "Book 2, An Order of Release, Chapter 11"?
(a) A policeman.
(b) Mary's probation officer.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives at Philippa and Mary's flat in "Book 3, Acts of Violence: Chapter 7"?

2. What does Philippa regret letting go of in exchange for truth?

3. Where is Philippa a student, in the epilogue?

4. Who hides in the hallway between the greengrocer and the stairway in the building where Philippa and Mary live?

5. Who does Norman go on a date with in "Book 2, An Order of Release: Chapter 13"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary become frightened in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 7", and what does this cause to happen?

2. What does Philippa do about Mary's death?

3. How does Norman find Philippa and Mary's flat?

4. Who visits Philippa and Mary's flat in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 7" and what happens during the visit?

5. Discuss Hilda's job.

6. Discuss the confrontation Philippa has with Mary in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 9"?

7. Discuss the telephone conversation between Hilda and Gabriel in "Book 3, Act of Violence: Chapter 3"?

8. Discuss Maurice's involvement in Mary's death.

9. Discuss the jobs that Philippa and Mary get.

10. Discuss the visit between Philippa and Norman in "Book 4, Epilogue at Evensong".

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