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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, where does Zoe see the American she is looking for?
(a) Library.
(b) Cafe.
(c) Coming out of a bookshop.
(d) By the bus station.

2. In Chapter 29, what does Zoe fix for Gordon?
(a) Hot chocolate.
(b) Tea.
(c) Nescafe.
(d) Coffee.

3. In Chapter 28, what music plays when Benjamin and Matthew fence?
(a) Starman.
(b) Infinity.
(c) Rebel Rebel.
(d) Space Oddity.

4. How many scenes will Gordon be in in the play he will be in in Chapter 29?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What bookshop does Zoe go to in Chapter 22?
(a) Blackwell's.
(b) Oxfam.
(c) Waterstones.
(d) Last Bookshop.

6. Who does Matthew nearly bump into coming out of history in Chapter 28?
(a) Cally.
(b) Leon.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Moira.

7. Where is Rufus studying when he is not at Oxford?
(a) Harvard.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Brown.
(d) Berkeley.

8. How much does Zoe give to a woman asking for money in Chapter 17?
(a) 25 pence.
(b) 50 pence.
(c) 60 pence.
(d) 10 pence.

9. Where did Hal want to go to university?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) King's College.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Cambridge.

10. What is the name of Hal's forge?
(a) Wortley Top.
(b) Blackberry.
(c) Greystone.
(d) Apley.

11. How old was Hal when he started running the forge?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

12. In Chapter 29, what is the setting of the play Gordon is acting in?
(a) Library.
(b) Farm.
(c) London.
(d) School.

13. Who claims that everything will crash at midnight on December 31?
(a) Heather's mother.
(b) Leah's mother.
(c) Marta's mother.
(d) Ruth' mother.

14. What newspapers does Matthew get from the library in Chapter 18?
(a) Chippenham.
(b) Swindon.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Bristol.

15. What is Rufus getting his PhD in?
(a) Modern languages.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Medieval literature.
(d) Philosophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many flats are in the house where Tomas lives?

2. Who does Zoe go to Oxford with in Chapter 22?

3. What is the name of Rufus's girlfriend?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 21, what phone books does Duncan look inside?

5. In Chapter 25, how long has it been since Matthew has seen Rachel?

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