Still Life: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Sarah Winman
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Still Life: A Novel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who delivers the news to Ulysses about his inheritance?
(a) Michael.
(b) John.
(c) Mr. Burgess.
(d) Evelyn.

2. Which adult does Peg often take care of?
(a) Helen.
(b) Rich.
(c) Ginny.
(d) Everly.

3. What does Peg say to Ulysses that she knows crosses a line?
(a) She insults his wife.
(b) She insults his daughter.
(c) She insults his war service.
(d) She insults his mother.

4. What pub does Ulysses often work at?
(a) The Palatial.
(b) The Ryan.
(c) The King's Head.
(d) The Stoat.

5. What does Cress say Ulysses's father would do when faced with the Italian inheritance?
(a) Go and take it.
(b) Give it away.
(c) Give it to Cress.
(d) Nothing.

6. What kinds of birds does Cress often observe in Italy?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Crows.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Swallows.

7. Who plays the piano at the pub?
(a) Richard.
(b) Ellen.
(c) John.
(d) Pete.

8. What does Massimo tell Ulysses to wait to purchase so as not to risk making the neighbors jealous?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A car.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) An oven.

9. What do Cress and Ulysses help Col do in Part II that is risky?
(a) Bury a man.
(b) Buy drugs.
(c) Rob a house.
(d) Steal a car.

10. Why does Pete live in the pub for a while?
(a) His apartment was flooded.
(b) Col needed help.
(c) He could not pay his mortgage.
(d) He and Ginny got married.

11. What topic does Evelyn specialize in?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Art.
(c) Finance.
(d) Law.

12. Who comes to visit Evelyn unannounced in Part I?
(a) Peg.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Alys.
(d) Ulysses.

13. Why can Pete suddenly come to visit Italy from England in Part II?
(a) He has come into money.
(b) His girlfriend broke up with him.
(c) He is not sick any longer.
(d) Rosemary Clooney canceled.

14. Who does Cress put an unlikely bet on?
(a) Frederick Hopper.
(b) Fanny Blankers-Koen.
(c) Henry Flanders.
(d) Jesse Owens.

15. What kind of tree does Cress particularly love in Italy?
(a) Olive.
(b) Orange.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Magnolia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs the restaurant nearby to Temps's new house?

2. What do Ulysses, the Captain, and Evelyn share?

3. Who learns Italian the most quickly in Part II?

4. Who does Evelyn want to liaise with in Part I?

5. Who is Temps's new neighbor?

(see the answer keys)

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