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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thomas Haley get his degree in English?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Kent.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Sussex.

2. In Chapter 6, how many Israeli athletes does Serena remember were killed during the Munich games?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. In Chapter 8, when was Haley's story written that appeared in the Kenyon Review?
(a) Winter of 1970.
(b) Fall of 1970.
(c) Spring of 1970.
(d) Summer of 1970.

4. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Max tell Serena?
(a) Mind her own business.
(b) Leave his office.
(c) The ghosts become real.
(d) Keep her professional and private lives separate.

5. What does Tony's wife find in Chapter 2 that alerts her to the affair between Tony and Serena?
(a) Nylons.
(b) Blouse.
(c) Skirt.
(d) Underwear.

6. At the end of Chapter 3, what is Serena's favorite band?
(a) Bees Make Honey.
(b) Dr. Feelgood.
(c) Roogalator.
(d) Ducks Deluxe.

7. What musical instrument does Max play in Chapter 4?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Piano.

8. In Chapter 2, how old is Tony?
(a) 54.
(b) 49.
(c) 61.
(d) 57.

9. By the end of Chapter 7, how long has Serena been in the Service?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 13 months.
(d) 18 months.

10. How many pages is the story that Serena reads in Chapter 8 from the Kenyon Review?
(a) 28.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 39.

11. Where did Trimingham do clerical work?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Islamabad.

12. In Chapter 8, what are the names of the two brothers in the story Serena reads in the Kenyon Review?
(a) Franklin and George.
(b) Robert and Andrew.
(c) Edmund and Giles.
(d) David and William.

13. In Chapter 7, how many of Haley's short stories were published in the States?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

14. How many women share a small bathroom where Serena has a room in Chapter 5?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

15. In Chapter 10, what is Max wearing?
(a) Mustard jacket.
(b) Brown suit.
(c) Dark blue suit.
(d) Tweed jacket.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where does Shirley remember going as an exchange student when she was 16?

2. In the story that Serena reads in the Kenyon Review in Chapter 8, what is the name of the woman who follows Edmund home?

3. In Chapter 9 in the last nine months, how many girls have become engaged to men in the Service?

4. In Chapter 1, how long ago did Serena go on a secret mission for the British Security Service?

5. At the end of Chapter 9 when Neil Carder fires Abeje, how long does he pay her for?

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