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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in the story from the Kenyon Review in Chapter 8 when Edmund wants to reunite with his wife?
(a) He cheats on his wife again.
(b) He gets sick.
(c) He cannot give up his lover.
(d) His lover stalks his family.

2. At the end of Chapter 1, how does Jeremy describe Serena?
(a) Pretty.
(b) Gorgeous.
(c) Stunning.
(d) Ravishing.

3. In Chapter 3, what was Serena's first week's pay after deductions?
(a) 15 pounds 30 pence.
(b) 18 pounds 20 pence.
(c) 14 pounds 30 pence.
(d) 16 pounds 20 pence.

4. In Chapter 5, how many cleaning ladies does a brigadier say that the Official IRA salughtered?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. What does Serena sort through in Chapter 6 looking for clues?
(a) Books.
(b) File cabinet.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) File folders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many women share a small bathroom where Serena has a room in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the story that Serena reads from the Kenyon Review in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 9, in the short story Serena reads, how many bedrooms does Neil Carder's house have?

5. In Chapter 7, how many men are in Harry Tapp's office when Serena arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Serena feel after her conversation with Shirley in Chapter 9?

2. What does Serena find under a bed in Chapter 6 and what does she do with it?

3. In Chapter 8, how is Serena allowed to take a file from the Registry?

4. At the end of Chapter 5, why does Serena get in trouble instead of Shirley?

5. What does Max tell Serena at the end of Chapter 4?

6. Who is Millie Trimingham, and what does Serena know about her?

7. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Max say in an effort to try to help Serena?

8. What does Shirley say about the GDR in Chapter 6?

9. In Chapter 1, what was Serena's upbringing?

10. Why did Serena study maths at Cambridge?

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