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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Malcolm keep waiting for Vivian to do in Buckingham Palace?
(a) Touch the paintings.
(b) Take selfies with him.
(c) Curtsy.
(d) Sing.

2. In Chapter 9, what is Malcolm irritated about when he goes to Vivian's hotel to meet her?
(a) She has already eaten lunch and he wanted them to eat together.
(b) She is dressed all wrong for the weather.
(c) She is carrying many bags when she comes to meet him and they will not all fit in her car.
(d) She is a bit late meeting him in the lobby.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Julia tell everyone she enjoyed about cooking the dinner for Christmas Eve?
(a) She could serve no alcohol and no one would complain.
(b) She could cook whatever she wanted and did not have to stick to traditional foods only.
(c) She could take all the time she needed for cooking.
(d) She could use all packaged foods and no one would care.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Vivian lose that Malcolm finds for her?
(a) Her earring.
(b) Her ring.
(c) Her shoe.
(d) Her bracelet.

5. In Chapter 12, what does Miles forget to leave at Malcolm's?
(a) His mother's photo album she asked him to drop off at Malcolm's.
(b) Money he owes Malcolm.
(c) Casserole.
(d) The key to Malcolm's apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what is Vivian disappointed about during her first few hours with Malcolm in London?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Malcolm tell Miles is one important reason he must go to Oxford?

3. In Chapter 12, why does Vivian think she might be cold in Malcolm's bed?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Malcolm present to Vivian that puts her in a bad mood?

5. In Chapter 11, what does Vivian tell Malcolm he is making her feel like at the museum?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what does Vivian tell Malcolm about her first impression of his nephew Miles?

2. In Chapter 8, how does Maddie suggest she and Vivian handle telling people at home that Vivian will be staying in London for a few days longer?

3. In Chapter 7, why is Julia Pepper, the chef, happy about cooking for the staff for Christmas Eve dinner?

4. In Chapter 10, how does Malcolm explain his strange behavior from his first day in London with Vivian to her?

5. In Chapter 7, why is Vivian so upset when Malcolm tells her he has rearranged her flight and travel itinerary?

6. In Chapter 7, how does Malcolm know that James, a staff member at Sycamore Cottage, understands the dynamic between himself and Vivian?

7. In Chapter 8, what does Vivian tell Malcolm that makes Malcolm doubt much of what he has planned for the two of them in London?

8. In Chapter 7, what does Vivian like about Malcolm's voice?

9. In Chapter 8, what is different between Malcolm and Vivian for much of the first day they spend together in London from how they were together in Sandringham?

10. In Chapter 8, what does Malcolm tell Vivian about Miles's big news from Christmas Day?

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