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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was headed to New Orleans as the movie moved into its final day of shooting?
(a) Hurricane Marie.
(b) Hurricane Marty.
(c) Hurricane Frieda.
(d) Hurricane Frank.

2. What does Lancelot plan to do about Siobhan at the end of the book?
(a) Take custody again.
(b) Nothing, Siobhan is not his daughter.
(c) Turn her over to the state.
(d) Pick her up from her grandfather's house the next day.

3. Does Lancelot intend to continue his relationship with Anna?
(a) Yes, he hopes Anna will join him soon.
(b) No, Anna is going to stay for a long time where she is.
(c) Yes, Anna is leaving with him that day.
(d) No, he never wants to see Anna again.

4. A memory in Chapter 7 triggered Lancelot to recall what story?
(a) The first time he left home to work.
(b) The first time he had sex.
(c) The first hurricane he survived.
(d) The first time he made love to Margot.

5. In Chapter 8, when Lancelot awakens after falling asleep from the pill, he thinks he sees which woman?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Raine.

6. In Chapter 7, Lancelot talks about the weather, telling his friend a story about what?
(a) A furious tsunami that trapped Lancelot's family when they were on vacation fifteen years earlier.
(b) A hurricane that killed Lancelot's parents.
(c) A tornado Lancelot was trapped in when he was a child.
(d) A couple on the cusp of divorce who found themselves trapped in a hurricane.

7. What emotion did Lancelot think the librarian was expressing?
(a) Angry.
(b) In love.
(c) Being starstruck.
(d) Upset.

8. Lancelot is intent on creating his own world where there will be no confusion as to what?
(a) Whether a woman is engaged in infidelity.
(b) Whether a woman is moral or amoral.
(c) Whether a woman has sexual freedom.
(d) Whether a woman is married or unmarried.

9. At the very end of the book, Lancelot talks about the new world with women now who will be like what?
(a) Perfect women who do not deceive.
(b) Perfect, sexual women.
(c) Women who are sexual in nature.
(d) Moral, virtuous women.

10. What did Lancelot arrange for Elgin to buy?
(a) Video equipment.
(b) Wood.
(c) Car parts.
(d) Food.

11. In Chapter 9, Lancelot says he has been declared what?
(a) Insane.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Sane.
(d) Innocent.

12. Percival was whose nickname in college?
(a) Janos.
(b) Harry.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Elgin.

13. What does Lancelot believe is ruining the nation?
(a) Men and their lies about sex.
(b) Sexual misfortunes of unmarried couples.
(c) Movies centered around sex.
(d) Women and their lies about sex.

14. At the end of Chapter 6, Lancelot tells a story about whom?
(a) His wife.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His mother.

15. Lancelot feels as though he has his proof, but what is wrong with the movies?
(a) The quality of the tapes is poor and it is unclear whether the actors are acting or the movies are real.
(b) The quality of the tapes is poor and it is not completely clear who the actors were.
(c) It is not completely clear who the actors were and it is unclear when the movies were shot.
(d) The quality of the movies is poor and it is unclear where the movies were shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place was across the street, that Lancelot could see out his window?

2. Where will Lancelot be leaving later in the day at the end of the book?

3. Who was the aggressor in Lancelot's relationship story in Chapter 7?

4. After Lancelot makes his first visit in Chapter 8 after viewing the tapes, who else does he encounter that is deeply afraid of the storm and decides to move on as well?

5. In Chapter 6, what role was Lancelot's wife playing?

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