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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14, what is the name of the poet whose poem Tom reads to Serena in a second-hand bookshop?
(a) Erin Thomas.
(b) Edward Thomas.
(c) Victoria A. Carella.
(d) Abdiel LeRoy.

3. In Chapter 19 when Serena goes to meet Tom on Saturday, how early is she?
(a) Almost an hour.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) About three quarters of an hour.

4. In Chapter 20, what does Max give Serena after talking to Chas Mount?
(a) Brown envelope.
(b) White envelope.
(c) File folder.
(d) Book.

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

6. In Chapter 19, how many projects does the service have including Haley?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

7. In Chapter 17, how long do Tom and Serena spend in Maschler's office?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

8. By what time in Chapter 14 are Serena and Tom lovers?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 5:30 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

9. In Chapter 18 when Serena sees Tom for the first time after Christmas, how long has it been since they saw one another?
(a) Almost 2 weeks.
(b) 9 days.
(c) Nearly 3 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

10. In Chapter 13, how long has it been since Serena has seen Shirley?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) A month.

11. Who does Serena spend New Year's eve with in Chapter 18?
(a) Tom.
(b) Her sister and her boyfriend.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her housemates.

12. In Chapter 13, on what bus line is there a bomb scare?
(a) Pimlico.
(b) Warren.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Waterloo.

13. In Chapter 15, what does Tom tip the waiter?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

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

15. In Chapter 12, how many other passengers are on the early afternoon train back to London besides Serena?
(a) 8.
(b) None.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what time does Max come to Serena's house?

2. In Chapter 15, what is the name of Tom's new editor?

3. What is the weather like in Chapter 13?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Serena say that people compare her father to?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Serena like to read in the newspapers?

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