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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. In Chapter 5, who dominated the dinner conversation?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Troy.
(c) Raine.
(d) Janos Jacoby.

2. What did Lancelot usually do after dinner and saying goodnight to the person?
(a) Worked on writing a book.
(b) Wandered around the house.
(c) Read to his daughter.
(d) Settled down to watch the evening news.

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

4. After dinner, Lancelot checked in again on his daughter and ignored what, once again?
(a) His daughter playing with things that were not hers.
(b) His daughter's general unhappiness.
(c) His daughter's general loneliness.
(d) His daughter's unhappiness in her grandfather's company.

5. When Elgin returned with his reports from the hotel, what did Elgin report that he couldn't see?
(a) What was going on in the rooms.
(b) Anything after midnight, because he fell asleep.
(c) Any infidelity.
(d) Anything past the lobby, because that was as far as he could go.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lancelot pick up from the desk that needed his signature on the day he found out about his wife's infidelity?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Lancelot refer to Lucy as?

3. Who does Lancelot welcome in a meeting in Chapter 1?

4. What did Lancelot claim to Elgin he was afraid of at the end of Chapter 4?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, in Lancelot's story, what was Margot's job on the rainy night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the money in Lancelot's father's sock drawer prove to Lancelot?

2. How does Lancelot appear to be growing more unstable as the story continues?

3. Why is Lancelot telling his story to Harry?

4. Who is Elgin?

5. When does Lancelot claim to remember why he is in the hospital?

6. Does Lancelot believe Elgin, that Margot is faithful to him?

7. Instead of going upstairs after dinner, where did Lancelot go?

8. As the story continues, what does Lancelot lose touch with?

9. How did Lancelot feel about Lucy's death?

10. How does Lancelot attempt to talk to the girl in the room next door?

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