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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Lancelot when he learned of his wife's infidelity?
(a) In the pigeonnier.
(b) In the gardens.
(c) At Percival's.
(d) At Harry's.

2. Where did Lancelot go after leaving Tex and Siobhan?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) The boat.
(c) The pigeonnier.
(d) The beach.

3. Who did Elgin report was also at the hotel that night?
(a) Raine.
(b) Anna.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Siobhan.

4. In Chapter 3, Lancelot pauses in his story to say his occupation had once been what?
(a) A rural doctor.
(b) An attorney who fought for landowner's rights.
(c) A city doctor.
(d) An attorney who fought for civil rights.

5. What does Lancelot admit to his friend at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Lancelot shouldn't have sent Elgin to the hotel.
(b) Lancelot missed Margot.
(c) Lancelot may have been wrong about Margot.
(d) Lancelot was actually interested in all Elgin's information.

6. What is one of the reasons why Elgin has done anything for Lancelot?
(a) He believed Lancelot had saved his family from a vengeful Grand Kleagle.
(b) Elgin was a blood relative of Lancelot.
(c) Lancelot had saved Elgin from a burning building.
(d) Elgin loved Lancelot's wife.

7. What was Lancelot doing when he learned of his wife's infidelity?
(a) Drinking scotch at the bar.
(b) Signing paperwork.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Shooting pigeons.

8. What does Lancelot admit in Chapter 5?
(a) That he and Margot will never be together.
(b) That he has a certain obsession with Margot.
(c) That he loves Margot.
(d) That he wants a child with Margot.

9. Lancelot mentions he gave up what specific hobby/pursuit in addition to his occupation?
(a) Falconry.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Golf.
(d) Stamp collecting.

10. Lancelot's family has deep roots in what region of the US?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

11. What topic does Lancelot discuss with his friend in Chapter 2?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Money.
(d) Murder.

12. What later made Margot happy in the relationship with Lancelot?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Renovating Belle Isle.
(c) Sex.
(d) Love of Belle Isle.

13. What was on the form that concerned Lancelot?
(a) His daughter's new address.
(b) His daughter's blood type.
(c) His daughter's last name.
(d) His daughter's social security number.

14. Where was Lancelot's wife the summer his daughter was conceived?
(a) At home.
(b) In California.
(c) In Europe.
(d) In Texas.

15. In Chapter 3, Lancelot describes falling into a rut after giving up his occupation and his pursuits, and the rut revolving around what two things?
(a) Alcohol and the news.
(b) Gun collecting and alcohol.
(c) Gun collecting and birding.
(d) The news and birding.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lancelot start to give up his occupation?

2. Where had Margot rebuilt a burned section of Belle Isle?

3. Where did Lancelot see his friend walking in Chapter 2?

4. What did Tex nag Lancelot about after dinner?

5. Where did Lancelot invite Margot to go to dry off on the rainy night?

(see the answer keys)

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