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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A newspaper article details the maiden voyage of what ship?
(a) The Olympic.
(b) The Queen Elizabeth.
(c) The Titanic.
(d) The Queen Mary.

2. In the passage in Laura's Latin notebook, what was the character Iris's role?
(a) Killing Dido.
(b) Releasing Dido from her body.
(c) Saving Dido.
(d) Holding Dido to her body.

3. One of the articles in chapter 12 details Richard and Iris meeting what prestigious individuals?
(a) The President of the United States.
(b) The King and Queen of Spain.
(c) The King and Queen of England.
(d) The Prime Minister of Canada.

4. Who is the true author of 'The Blind Assassin' sub novel?
(a) Iris Chase Griffen.
(b) Winifred Griffen Prior.
(c) Aimee Griffen.
(d) Laura Chase.

5. What is the name of the restaurant in which the man and woman eat dinner?
(a) The Imperial Room.
(b) The Top Hat Grill.
(c) The Gentleman's Club.
(d) The Piano Shack.

6. How does Richard react when Laura tells him sending her to school is a waste of time?
(a) He disagrees and decides he will tutor her himself.
(b) He agrees.
(c) He disagrees and makes her stay at that school.
(d) He disagrees and transfers her to another school.

7. What does Iris call 'The Blind Assassin'?
(a) An inspired book.
(b) A right-handed book.
(c) A left-handed book.
(d) A collaborative book.

8. Who is the inspiration for the man in the sub novel?
(a) Richard Griffen.
(b) Norval Chase.
(c) Elwood Murray.
(d) Alex Thomas.

9. What does the woman say is her salvation?
(a) Her baby.
(b) Imaging the man fighting valiantly.
(c) Reliving her time spent with the man.
(d) Imagining the man imagining her.

10. What word is Iris thinking about in the last section of chapter 13?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Escarpment.
(c) Vertigo.
(d) Sheer.

11. What is wrong with the elder Iris?
(a) She has a heart condition.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She has diabetes.
(d) She has emphysema.

12. Who does Aimee think are her real parents?
(a) Richard and Winifred.
(b) Iris and the man from 'The Blind Assassin'.
(c) Richard and Laura.
(d) Laura and the man from 'The Blind Assassin'.

13. In the article at the beginning of chapter 12, Richard lauds the British prime minister for doing what?
(a) Treaty of Versailles.
(b) Barcelona Agreement.
(c) Armistice Agreement.
(d) Munich Accord.

14. What are the subjects of the story the man tells the woman he has sold?
(a) The Peach Women.
(b) The Lizard Men.
(c) The People of Rejoicing.
(d) The Blind Assassins.

15. Why does the family go to Avilion?
(a) To go sailing.
(b) To visit Reenie.
(c) Because the girls love it so much.
(d) To get its affairs in order.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the woman read the man's story?

2. What is the reason Winifred and Richard give for why they commit Laura?

3. Where do the man and woman go after the woman meets the man at the train station?

4. What does Iris say she finds most memorable about her time on the ship save for her interactions with her sister?

5. The man tells the woman a story about the Peach Women of what planet?

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