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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. Where does Stephen sit in the car that comes to pick him up for his meeting with the Prime Minister?
(a) Back.
(b) Middle.
(c) Top.
(d) Front.

2. When the chauffeur refuses to stop, what does Stephen do?
(a) Jumps out of the car.
(b) Grabs a hold of the wheel.
(c) Holds a gun to his head.
(d) Fights him.

3. Who does Stephen avoid saying goodbye to when he leaves the Darke house?
(a) Charles.
(b) Mark.
(c) Thelma.
(d) Louise.

4. What kind of vehicle arrives to pick up Stephen to meet the Prime Minister?
(a) A Jetta.
(b) A jet black car.
(c) A limousine.
(d) A ragged old car.

5. What is the truck driver's name?
(a) Thelma Shaw.
(b) Andrew Lemonsby.
(c) Joseph McGuire.
(d) Steve McQueen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stephen ask Thelma if she has made any progress upon?

2. What is Stephen not officially offered by the Prime Minister?

3. What is perfectly acceptable to do in the Authorized Child-Care Handbook?

4. Why did Stephen's family move a lot when he was a kid?

5. What does Stephen miss having with the Prime Minister, invoking the irritation of the politician?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stephen say about writing and music and early childhood education at the subcommittee meeting?

2. How does Stephen respond to the Prime Minister's secretary's request for a second meeting?

3. What did Stephen become interested in when his mother had insisted that he take a nap in the middle of the day as a child?

4. Why did Thelma move with Charles to the countryside?

5. What does Stephen purchase for Kate's birthday and what does it signify to him?

6. Why does the young man at the subcommittee meeting believe that learning written languages at an early age is not a good idea?

7. When Morely gives Stephen the book, what does it reveal about the government, subcommittees, and the actual research?

8. Why does the handbook excerpt say that it is acceptable to bribe children for good behavior?

9. How are Stephen's parents affected by the loss of Kate?

10. How does Stephen work through his feelings about Julie and her leaving him?

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