This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sunday, June 27; Monday, June 28; Tuesday, June 29; Wednesday, June 30; and Thursday, July 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ms. Hanff was horrified when her friends insisted on having lunch at Claridge's without doing what?
(a) Making reservations.
(b) Inviting their other friends.
(c) Inviting her.
(d) Returning to the hotel to change.

2. On Monday, June 28, Ms. Hanff attempted to get her silk dress pressed, but discovered what?
(a) The dress no longer fit.
(b) The hotel was not set up for that sort of services.
(c) The dress could not be pressed.
(d) The dress was not where she thought it was.

3. Ms. Hanff had always wanted to do what?
(a) Go to England.
(b) Visit her penpal.
(c) Fly on a plane.
(d) Visit her family.

4. Ms. Grenfell drove Ms. Hanff home afterward, having difficulty finding a way to get to the hotel's front door. Why?
(a) Because her car was too large for the street.
(b) Because of all the one way streets that surround it.
(c) Because there was a great deal of traffic.
(d) Because the road was blocked off.

5. Who are Nora and Sheila Doel?
(a) The wife and daughter of her pen pal at Marks & Co.
(b) The daughters of her pen pal at Marks and Co.
(c) The friends of her pen pal at Marks and Co.
(d) The sisters of her pen pal at Marks and Co.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ms. Hanff got a call from a fan who invited her to visit ___________. Ms. Hanff agreed because she wanted to see the college that John Donne, John Henry Newmann, and Arthur Quiller-Couch had attended, three writers whom Ms. Hanff credits with teaching her a great deal about writing.

2. That night, Ms. Hanff met Joyce Grenfell, her husband, Reggie, and a couple from Australia where for dinner?

3. What was realized when she arrived here?

4. On Saturday, June 25, Ms. Hanff drove where with Mr. Buckley?

5. Ms. Hanff thinks how a park reflects the people of the city it is in, and how much she would miss ________________ if she ever left New York.

(see the answer key)

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