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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author finally set down the item in her hand?
(a) A table in a cafe.
(b) A boudoir table.
(c) A seat on a train.
(d) A shelf in a library.

2. Why does the woman in #6 refuse George's proposal?
(a) She is marrying someone else.
(b) She has remarried.
(c) She needs time to think about it.
(d) She no longer loves him.

3. How does Rose's father die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A bombing during the war.
(c) Drowning.
(d) A heart attack.

4. Why does Jimmie not let Rose to move in with him?
(a) He is married.
(b) He fears commitment.
(c) His apartment is too small.
(d) He lives with his parents.

5. What does George learn about the woman in #3?
(a) She wants to marry him.
(b) She is very ill.
(c) She does not want to return to him.
(d) She refuses his proposal.

6. What is Jimmie's job?
(a) Delivery man.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Firefighter.
(d) Mechanic.

7. What has become evident to George regarding Rose?
(a) She does not want to marry him.
(b) She is kinder to him lately.
(c) She has gained a lot of weight.
(d) She has dyed her hair.

8. What profession do Hamish and Mary share?
(a) Writer.
(b) Ski instructor.
(c) Physician.
(d) Attorney.

9. What is the name of the resort town where the young couple is on vacation?
(a) D---.
(b) J---.
(c) O---.
(d) A---.

10. The author says that she is always ____________________.
(a) wishing she were somewhere else.
(b) writing a novel in her head.
(c) searching for her next great love.
(d) running late.

11. The men stare at a woman who is ________________ on another roof.
(a) reading a book.
(b) hanging out laundry.
(c) dancing.
(d) sunbathing.

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the men working on a roof?
(a) Harry.
(b) Marvin.
(c) Tom.
(d) Stanley.

13. How old is Jerry in "Through the Tunnel"?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 19.
(d) 11.

14. Mrs. Pearson says that she has been divorced from Jimmie for _____________.
(a) six months.
(b) three years.
(c) one year.
(d) ten years.

15. What can Hamish and Mary tell about the person in #44?
(a) He has had reconstructive surgery.
(b) He is a foreigner.
(c) He is strikingly handsome.
(d) He is grieving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hamish's last name?

2. Where has the woman in #3 moved?

3. How does Rose notify George of her mother's death?

4. How old is George?

5. What does Mary purchase during a layover in Paris?

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