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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 color ink does Max write with in Chapter 4?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

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?
(a) Jean Alise.
(b) Margaret Wyatt.
(c) Zelda Gifford.
(d) Vanessa Rivington.

3. In what branch of service does Tony say that his father served?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Marines.
(d) Air force.

4. In Chapter 10, what word does Max use to describe Haley's story about the twin brothers?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Excellent.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Awful.

5. What is the name of Neil Carder's ex-wife?
(a) Hermione.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Rebecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, who does Shirley say asked her to get into a political conversation with Serena?

2. How old is Max in Chapter 4?

3. Where does Tony have a scar?

4. In Chapter 8, what are the names of the two brothers in the story Serena reads in the Kenyon Review?

5. By the end of Chapter 7, how long has Serena been in the Service?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general plot of the story that Serena reads in Chapter 8?

2. What is Max's office like in Chapter 10?

3. What is Serena feeling and thinking at the end of Chapter 7?

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

5. What does Serena think about Haley at the end of Chapter 8?

6. How does Serena meet Tony Canning in Chapter 1?

7. Who is Shirley Shilling, and what is her background?

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

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

10. Why did Serena study maths at Cambridge?

(see the answer keys)

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