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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the car need?
(a) Gas
(b) A new windshield
(c) A new tire
(d) Water for the radiator

2. What is Mr. Stevens considering at point in time?
(a) Taking a road trip
(b) Starting his own business
(c) Getting married
(d) Retiring

3. What is the current number of staff at Darlington Hall?
(a) 15
(b) 10
(c) 4
(d) 18

4. Who is Miss Kenton?
(a) A chef at Darlington Hall
(b) A former housekeeper at Darlington Hall
(c) Mr. Faraday's assistant
(d) Mr. Stevens' sister

5. What does Stevens consider it to be to talk about a former employer?
(a) Required
(b) Necessary
(c) Casual conversation
(d) Impolite

6. How long has Miss Kenton been gone?
(a) 2 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 20 years
(d) 15 years

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

8. What does Mr. Stevens hope to purchase before his trip?
(a) New car
(b) New books
(c) New luggage
(d) New clothes

9. What can be enjoyed at the top of the hill?
(a) Apples
(b) The most beautiful view in England
(c) Poetry reading
(d) A concert

10. Where are the elder Mr. Stevens' tasks outlined?
(a) On a chalkboard
(b) On a memo pad
(c) On a piece of paper
(d) In a journal

11. To what does Stevens compare himself?
(a) The great butlers of the past
(b) His mentor
(c) His father
(d) The Queen's butler

12. What is the topic of the conference?
(a) Global warming
(b) The British Empire expansion
(c) The oil crisis
(d) Germany's reparations after World War I

13. Stevens watches some people who are doing what?
(a) Swimming
(b) Skating
(c) Picnicking
(d) Fishing

14. When Mr. Stevens encounters an old man on the road, what does the old man say?
(a) He needs a ride to the next town
(b) He invites Stevens into the woods to enjoy the view
(c) He is waiting on a bus
(d) He prefers to walk

15. How much has Mr. Stevens traveled in his life?
(a) Very little
(b) Once a month
(c) Extensively
(d) Once every six months

Short Answer Questions

1. Stevens realizes that he is ______________ when asked about employment with Lord Darlington.

2. What is the subject of Miss Kenton's letter?

3. Many people associated with the butler profession say that either a man has _______________________ or he does not.

4. What is Mr. Stevens' profession?

5. According to Stevens, a butler must have ________________________ as well as a working knowledge on a number of subjects.

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