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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 area of London does the major bombing happen in?
(a) Bexford.
(b) Brixton.
(c) Michaelson.
(d) Haverford.

2. Who are the other people Jo performs with in Part I?
(a) Terry and Nigel.
(b) Jen and Val.
(c) Ryan and Hettie.
(d) Marshall and Gig.

3. Who sells Ben drugs regularly?
(a) Trevor.
(b) James.
(c) Rodney.
(d) Henry.

4. What illness does Ben suffer with?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

5. When does the bombing that kills the five children, and many more people, happen in the start of this novel?
(a) September 1939.
(b) January 1942.
(c) November 1944.
(d) May 1941.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mundane task does Alec do in Part II and make a mess of?

2. Who does Jo watch performing before her own act in Part II?

3. What nickname does Jo give one of the young men in the wings in Part II?

4. Which writer pushes past Alec on the picket line in Part II?

5. Who is Alec's older son?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Val meet Mike and why is she attracted to him?

2. What is one reason Alec feels distant from his son?

3. Who encourages Mike not to fight with Ben and Trevor, and why does she do this?

4. What is Jo's experience in Part II trying to make it as a musician in America?

5. What is Vern like as a child, and how does his childhood temperament relate to his adult one?

6. Why does the doctor and medical students analyze Ben's case in Part II?

7. In Part I, how does Alec demonstrate his willingness to challenge authority as a child?

8. How does Ben experience the world around him in Part II?

9. What does Ben become obsessed with in Part II that takes over his life?

10. Who does Vern become distracted by during his business dinner in Part I and why does this happen?

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