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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clarissa see outside the floral shop window?
(a) A police car.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) A chauffeured car.
(d) A motorcycle.

2. The relationship between Clarissa and Peter is ________________.
(a) strained.
(b) indulgent.
(c) loving.
(d) satisfying.

3. How did Peter feel about Clarissa when they were in Bourton?
(a) He thought she was a great actress.
(b) He was madly in love with her.
(c) He thought she was incapable of love.
(d) He thought she was rude to him.

4. What lends an air of mystery to the vehicle in #20?
(a) The windows are all blacked out.
(b) It is painted completely black.
(c) A shade is drawn to hide the identity of the passenger.
(d) The lights are flashing.

5. Clarissa notes that some days are much like ____________________.
(a) an unending party.
(b) Christmas morning.
(c) the depths of hell.
(d) a kiss from a wave.

6. Who waits on Clarissa in the floral shop?
(a) Miss Pym.
(b) Miss Penn.
(c) Miss Pinchot.
(d) Miss Pendrake.

7. Why is Hugh not very cheerful lately?
(a) He has lost his job.
(b) He has been sick.
(c) His mother is ill.
(d) He is divorcing his wife.

8. What does Peter not realize about Clarissa?
(a) She loves him too.
(b) She is leaving her husband.
(c) She goes to therapy now.
(d) She has a terminal illness.

9. Who is the woman Peter now plans to marry?
(a) Marie.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Janet.

10. Peter was jealous of the time that Clarissa spent with ___________________.
(a) Deirdre.
(b) Margot.
(c) Elaine.
(d) Sally.

11. What is Peter's perception of Clarissa when he leaves her house?
(a) She is even more beautiful now.
(b) She will love him again.
(c) She has become hard.
(d) She looks ill.

12. Peter dreams of being ________________________.
(a) a diplomat.
(b) a chef.
(c) a solitary traveler.
(d) an artist.

13. Clarissa wishes she could be more like _________________.
(a) Lady Antonia.
(b) Lady Brandenburg.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Lady Bexborough.

14. Who enters the room when Peter is questioning Clarissa about her happiness with Richard?
(a) Richard.
(b) Mrs. Walker.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Elizabeth.

15. What is Clarissa doing when Peter arrives?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Taking a bath.
(c) Preparing lunch.
(d) Mending a dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Clarissa been thinking a lot about lately?

2. How long has Peter Walsh been gone from England?

3. How did Peter know that Clarissa had fallen in love with Richard?

4. What about Clarissa amazes Peter?

5. The crowds that gather around Buckingham Palace try to guess what will be written by ______________________.

(see the answer keys)

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