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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. How does Patrick say his eye was cut?
(a) Freda threw a stone at him in the woods?
(b) He got hit with a wine bottle.
(c) A tree branch cut him.
(d) He fell against a rock.

2. Which of the following is NOT consumed at Freda's funeral ceremony?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Cake.
(d) Wine.

3. Who had made Rossi cancel the van for the outing?
(a) Vittorio.
(b) Freda.
(c) Mr. Paganotti.
(d) Luigi.

4. Who does Brenda discover to be dead in the bushes?
(a) Salvatore.
(b) Freda.
(c) Vittorio.
(d) Patrick.

5. Who does not want to sit next to Freda in Rossi's car?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Rossi.
(c) Brenda.
(d) Vittorio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the people who can't fit into the two cars?

2. What does Vittorio do after the safari tour is over?

3. What do the men seem to be shy about?

4. What does Rossi want Vittorio to do?

5. What makes Rossi more amenable to the idea of going to the wild safari park?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the group do with Freda's body and what are Brenda's continuing thoughts about her dead friend?

2. Describe the setting for the picnic at the castle.

3. What happens at the factory the next morning after Freda's death?

4. How is Rossi's day at the castle colored with a tinge of resentment toward Mr. Paganotti?

5. Describe Freda's experience as she walks into the woods.

6. How has the author brought the book full circle from how it began?

7. What is the nature of the argument between Rossi and Vittorio?

8. What is the significance of the uniformed men and their horses?

9. How does Brenda discover Freda's dead body?

10. What is the significance of the group's not telling Mr. Paganotti about Freda's death?

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