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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Ms. Hanff's fan at the airport?
(a) Pat Buckley.
(b) Frank Doel.
(c) Sheila Doel.
(d) The Colonel.
2. Ms. Hanff's fans appear to be becoming what?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Boring.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Bothersome.
3. On Sunday, June 27, Ms. Hanff went to services where and instantly discovered she was the center of attention, causing her a great deal of discomfort?
(a) At the Queen's Chapel.
(b) At St John's Chapel.
(c) At the Guards Chapel.
(d) At the Royal Chapel.
4. Ms. Hanff had always wanted to do what?
(a) Visit her penpal.
(b) Visit her family.
(c) Go to England.
(d) Fly on a plane.
5. Later that afternoon, Ms. Hanff spent the afternoon in ________ where she recalled an afternoon in New York where she and two friends had a picnic on Dog Hill that was interrupted by a group of hungry dogs.
(a) St. James Park.
(b) Battersea Park.
(c) Chelsea Physic Garden.
(d) Brockwell Park.
6. About what did Ms. Hanff learn while at dinner with Nora and her daughter?
(a) English history.
(b) Places to visit.
(c) Life in England.
(d) More about the wife and daughter of her pen pal.
7. Afterward, they arrived where?
(a) Stratford-on-Avon.
(b) Marston.
(c) Woodstock.
(d) Summertown.
8. First they visited the home of two elderly sisters whose house, Ms. Hanff learned, had once been haunted by a ghost who would grow upset when?
(a) They had guests over.
(b) They planned to take a trip.
(c) They came home.
(d) They stayed up late.
9. 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 there was a great deal of traffic.
(c) Because the road was blocked off.
(d) Because of all the one way streets that surround it.
10. Who was supposed to meet Ms. Hanff at the airport?
(a) Nora and Sheila Doel and a fan of her book.
(b) Ms. Hanff's cousin and the Doels.
(c) Mr. Buckley and a fan of her book.
(d) Frank Doel and his family.
11. What are two themes of the novel that are touched upon?
(a) Friendship and fanfare.
(b) Family and poverty.
(c) Poverty and desire.
(d) Luxury and friendship.
12. Eddie and Isabel were conservative people at home. How did they act in London?
(a) Worried.
(b) Conservatively.
(c) Relaxed.
(d) Nervous.
13. Before reaching their destination, Ms. Hanff told the Colonel about what of which a friend had once sent her a postcard?
(a) A museum near there.
(b) A monument near there.
(c) A little village near there.
(d) A little inn near there.
14. Afterward, she went across the street to get some cold medicine and supplies only to discover what?
(a) They did not sell cold medicine.
(b) The store was closed.
(c) A bulletin board covered in questionable advertisements.
(d) They were out of all the cold medication.
15. Ms. Hanff admires the calm and quiet of London, but misses what?
(a) The comforts of Chicago.
(b) The chaos that reigns in New York.
(c) The beaches of Los Angeles.
(d) The weather of Miami.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Ms. Hanff surprised to find?
2. Why did Ms. Hanff feel this way?
3. How did Ms. Hanff feel about her trip?
4. When she returned to the hotel, Ms. Hanff found a note waiting for her from Joyce Grenfell. Who is Joyce?
5. Instead, what did Ms. Hanff and her friends do?
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