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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephen give the person in a yellow frock at the train station?
(a) A letter.
(b) A book.
(c) Some drugs.
(d) A donation.

2. Who does Stephen come to learn has resigned from life in politics?
(a) Charles.
(b) Malbert.
(c) Turner.
(d) Thelma.

3. In the new version of the book, what is crazed sex replaced by?
(a) Men gambling.
(b) Women crying.
(c) Youngsters holding hands.
(d) Hippies eating.

4. On whom has Stephen built an entire life of dependence?
(a) Marie.
(b) Mark.
(c) Julie.
(d) Gloria.

5. What does Stephen hold on to as a lifeline after Kate's disappearance?
(a) His project.
(b) His notebook.
(c) His wife.
(d) His alcohol.

6. For how long is Stephen unhappy about what happened at Julie's house?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Months.

7. In Stephen's first story, what does a young man spend with two female cousins?
(a) A lot of money.
(b) An idyllic summer.
(c) A winter.
(d) A chest of gold.

8. What does Stephen think women are torn between doing, which makes them suffer?
(a) Cooking and cleaning.
(b) Motherhood and careers.
(c) Fighting and peace.
(d) Love and life.

9. What had Stephen been carefully progressing in doing with Julie before he visited her?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Language skills.
(c) Separating.
(d) Uniting.

10. Who does Stephen fail to look for when he is frantically looking for Kate?
(a) Shoppers.
(b) Adults.
(c) Managers.
(d) Police officers.

11. Where is it hinted that Kate might be found dead?
(a) At the dock.
(b) Under the car.
(c) At home.
(d) At the cellar.

12. When Julie had come back from Chilterns, where did she meet Stephen for a brief period?
(a) An old cottage.
(b) A subway.
(c) A condo.
(d) An apartment.

13. What does Stephen have a vague memory of riding with his father?
(a) Teleskis.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Boats.
(d) Ambulances.

14. After Kate disappears, how does Stephen's life change?
(a) There is a lack of structure.
(b) There is a lack of emotion.
(c) There is a lack of money.
(d) There is a lack of purpose.

15. In what genre does the editor of Gott suggest putting Stephen's first book?
(a) Horror.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Children's fiction.
(d) Adult fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. By overcoming what they find difficult to learn, what can children achieve, according to the young man at the committee?

2. Who helps Stephen get out of his house after Kate disappears?

3. Who does Stephen meet with at Gott who convinces him to change the genre of his book?

4. Who do(es) the person/people that Stephen sees in the window at the pub remind him of?

5. Why is Stephen unhappy after leaving Julie's house?

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