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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what is Serena and Tom's favorite drink and that they kept stocked in the refigerator?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Chablis.
(c) Beer.
(d) Champagne.

2. In Chapter 17, how old will Serena be on her next birthday?
(a) 25.
(b) 22.
(c) 23.
(d) 24.

3. In Chapter 15, where do Serena and Tom often eat?
(a) Davidson's.
(b) Richmond's.
(c) Vandover's.
(d) Wheeler's.

4. In Chapter 14, what does Tom's father do for a living?
(a) School teacher.
(b) Architect.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

5. What publication in Chapter 20 says that Tom was funded by MI5?
(a) Evening Standard.
(b) Guardian.
(c) Financial Times.
(d) New Statesman.

6. In Chapter 19, when does depression settle over Serena's section of the Service?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) January.

7. In Chapter 18, what does Tom do when he learns that Serena smoked cannabis with her sister?
(a) Asks if she brought any for him.
(b) Frowns.
(c) Ask her to never smoke it agin.
(d) Laughs.

8. In Chapter 12 in Haley's short story, why does a detective ask Sebastian to talk with him?
(a) To ask him about the mugging.
(b) To show him who took the things from Sebastian's house.
(c) To have him identify the kid who mugged him.
(d) To ask him about the burglary.

9. In Chapter 13, what is the topic at Serena's work?
(a) Bangladesh separates from Pakistan.
(b) The Boeing 747 makes a debut flight from New York to London.
(c) Oil crisis.
(d) War in the Middle East.

10. In Chapter 19, how long has it been since the government instituted three-day work weeks because of the miners strike?
(a) 8 weeks.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

11. In Chapter 17, how many pages is From the Somerset Levels?
(a) 123.
(b) 178.
(c) 214.
(d) 136.

12. At the end of Chapter 18, what do Serena and Tom share before heading home?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cigarette.
(c) Soda.
(d) Cannabis.

13. In Chapter 12 in Haley's short story, what weapon does the kid have who robs Sebastian?
(a) Knife.
(b) Gun.
(c) Stick.
(d) Dagger.

14. In Chapter 11, how many revisions are there of Serena's letter to Haley?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

15. In Chapter 16, what does Max say about the degrees that the other girls that Serena works with have?
(a) They all studied History.
(b) They all studied English.
(c) They all have firsts or seconds.
(d) They all have firsts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, before Tom how many first-time novelists had won the Austen?

2. In Chapter 13, how long does Max say that it is rumored that Tony was passing documents to a contact?

3. In Chapter 19, what size is the bomb that kills a family on a bus?

4. In Chapter 18 after dinner during their first weekend together after the holidays, where do Serena and Tom make love?

5. In Chapter 12, how many other passengers are on the early afternoon train back to London besides Serena?

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