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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What beverage do Stevens and Miss Kenton enjoy each evening?
(a) Brandy
(b) Wine
(c) Tea
(d) Hot cocoa

2. What does the polished silver indicate about Lord Darlington's household?
(a) Obsessive compulsive behavior
(b) Wealth
(c) Only the surface of things matters
(d) Many parties

3. What is Stevens doing in Day 6, Evening?
(a) Sitting on a bench at a pier
(b) Having dinner at the hotel
(c) Driving back to Darlington Hall
(d) Checking out of the hotel

4. What are Stevens' inner feelings about the revelation?
(a) Shocked
(b) Heartbroken
(c) Guilty
(d) Relieved

5. The previous day, Stevens had been picked up by a doctor who brings ____________________.
(a) fuel for Stevens' car
(b) his bag
(c) a map
(d) a picnic lunch

6. Who was Lord Darlington's girlfriend?
(a) Miss Kenton
(b) Princess Margaret
(c) Marlene Dietrich
(d) Carolyn Barnet

7. What is Stevens doing in the butler's pantry when Miss Kenton enters one evening?
(a) Drinking wine
(b) Taking a nap
(c) Reading a book
(d) Having a snack

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

9. What town does Stevens explore in the morning?
(a) Glasgow
(b) Taunton
(c) Liverpool
(d) London

10. How long will it be before Stevens will once again see Miss Kenton?
(a) 3 days
(b) 1 week
(c) 48 hours
(d) 24 hours

11. Where is Stevens when he sees the sign?
(a) Haberdashery
(b) Tearoom
(c) Driving
(d) Library

12. Stevens adamantly denies that Lord Darlington had __________________________.
(a) AIDS
(b) an extramarital affair
(c) anti-Semite tendencies
(d) a gambling problem

13. The doctor had believed in ________________ until he had met the people of his town.
(a) socialism
(b) democracy
(c) fascism
(d) communism

14. Who is the maid that Miss Kenton hires despite Stevens' misgivings?
(a) Linda
(b) Lisa
(c) Lydia
(d) Lynette

15. What does Miss Kenton tell Stevens before she leaves for the evening?
(a) A suitor has asked her to marry him
(b) She needs to hire a new maid
(c) She wants a day off
(d) She has the menus prepared for the next month

Short Answer Questions

1. Stevens remembers the visit of an ambassador from what country?

2. For what do the other people sitting on the pier wait?

3. What does the road trip allow Stevens to do?

4. What does Lisa do in less than a year at Darlington Hall?

5. What does Stevens recall when seeing the sign?

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