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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Day 1, Evening.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Stevens' father's profession?
(a) Butler
(b) Doctor
(c) Professor
(d) Farmer

2. Who is Mr. Stevens' current employer?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Mr. Farraday
(c) Margaret Thatcher
(d) Tony Blair

3. What does Mr. Stevens consider critical to his work?
(a) Organizational skills
(b) Diplomacy
(c) Professionalism
(d) Etiquette

4. How does the encounter with the old man at the forest symbolize Stevens' personality?
(a) He is always headed in the wrong direction
(b) He is kind-hearted
(c) He is on the edge of the road
(d) He can't see the forest for the trees

5. Many people associated with the butler profession say that either a man has _______________________ or he does not.
(a) the dignified qualities necessary
(b) a sense of humor
(c) the proper credentials
(d) the right clothes

Short Answer Questions

1. Voicing his comparisons of himself to other butlers would be ____________.

2. Who is Miss Kenton?

3. When Mr. Stevens encounters an old man on the road, what does the old man say?

4. In what does Mr. Faraday want to invest for Darlington Hall?

5. What literary device does the author use when describing Stevens' last chance to see a spectacular view?

(see the answer key)

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