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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lisa leave for Miss Kenton?
(a) A note
(b) A pen
(c) A book
(d) A bouquet

2. What does Stevens try to get Miss Kenton to understand?
(a) The butlers are within his domain, not hers
(b) The maids are wearing their uniforms too short
(c) Personal feelings have no place in the running of the household
(d) Her household budgets are exceeding their limits

3. What does Stevens tell Miss Kenton about Lord Darlington?
(a) He has a terminal illness
(b) He is secretly in love with Miss Kenton
(c) He admits to the injustice of dismissing the two maids
(d) He will be leaving England soon

4. What does Lord Darlington's godson attempt to learn from Lord Darlington at dinner?
(a) Whether Lord Darlington has included his godson in his will
(b) With whom Lord Darlington is having an affair
(c) Who Lord Darlington's guests will be tonight
(d) How Lord Darlington intends to vote in the next election

5. What incident does Stevens recall?
(a) Two maids are dismissed because they are Jewish
(b) Miss Kenton takes a leave of absence
(c) The elder Mr. Stevens gets cancer
(d) Lord Darlington gets a serious disease

6. Who does Stevens talk to on the pier?
(a) A postal worker
(b) Another butler
(c) A fisherman
(d) A dockworker

7. What does Miss Kenton report upon returning to Darlington Hall that evening?
(a) That she has accepted a marriage proposal and will be leaving
(b) That a storm is brewing
(c) That she witnessed an accident in town
(d) That her purse was stolen in town

8. Where does Stevens have tea?
(a) The Embassy Room
(b) The Regent Room
(c) The Rose Garden Hotel
(d) The Bradford Hotel

9. How does the answer to #125 react?
(a) Resigned
(b) Outraged
(c) Not surprised
(d) Conciliatory

10. What do Stevens and Miss Kenton do each evening?
(a) Read
(b) Meet to discuss the household
(c) Listen to the radio
(d) Play bridge

11. What does Miss Kenton reveal to Stevens?
(a) She stole silverware before she left Darlington Hall
(b) She could never stand Lord Darlington
(c) She wondered how her life might have been if she and Stevens had shared a life
(d) She had an abortion while at Darlington Hall

12. How does Stevens react to the revelation?
(a) Happy
(b) Shocked
(c) No reaction
(d) Surprised

13. Why does Stevens begin to doubt that Miss Kenton will show up?
(a) He is late and she probably won't return
(b) He did not receive a return letter from her
(c) Miss Kenton has probably changed her mind
(d) Miss Kenton never really liked him

14. What does Stevens not allow himself to do regarding Lord Darlington?
(a) Drink any of the fine brandy
(b) Ask for a vacation
(c) Entertain the idea that he was involved in horrific political events
(d) Speak to him directly

15. Stevens remembers the visit of an ambassador from what country?
(a) USA
(b) Italy
(c) Germany
(d) France

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor had believed in ________________ until he had met the people of his town.

2. What are Stevens' inner feelings about the revelation?

3. In days past, what would indicate the greatness of a household?

4. What did some of the dinner guests later say about Lord Darlington?

5. How does Miss Kenton react to Lisa's actions?

(see the answer keys)

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