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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. That night, Ms. Hanff went to dinner with whom?
(a) Mr. Buckley.
(b) Nora and Sheila Doel.
(c) Leo Marks and his wife, Ena.
(d) The Colonel.

2. What did Ms. Hanff do to reassure herself they would be there?
(a) She busied herself with other things.
(b) She called them.
(c) She read their letters again.
(d) She took a nap.

3. About what were they asked?
(a) How they met.
(b) Why they decided to finally meet.
(c) What they plan to do together.
(d) What it was like meeting after so many years.

4. Ms. Hanff was ______________ the other customers.
(a) Worried about.
(b) Surprised by.
(c) Interested in.
(d) Annoyed by.

5. Before reaching their destination, Ms. Hanff told the Colonel about what of which a friend had once sent her a postcard?
(a) A little village near there.
(b) A monument near there.
(c) A little inn near there.
(d) A museum near there.

6. Later in the day, Ms. Hanff and Nora Doel were interviewed where?
(a) At Broadcasting House.
(b) At 84, Charing Cross Road.
(c) At the hotel.
(d) At Nora's home.

7. 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.
(a) Oxford.
(b) Reading.
(c) Eaton.
(d) Cambridge.

8. Of what was Ms. Hanff afraid?
(a) No one would show up to her book signing.
(b) Hostile fans.
(c) Getting lost.
(d) Being the only one on the tour.

9. How did this fan help Ms. Hanff?
(a) He called a cab for her.
(b) He contacted her hotel to send a shuttle bus to pick her up.
(c) He helped her through Customs and to find Nora and Sheila.
(d) He carried her bags to her rental car.

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

11. That night, Ms. Hanff met Joyce Grenfell, her husband, Reggie, and a couple from Australia where for dinner?
(a) At Piccadilly Restaurant.
(b) At the Waldorf.
(c) At Terra.
(d) At Clos Maggiore.

12. Ms. Hanff and Mr. Buckley then drove around the city and saw what?
(a) Big Ben.
(b) Russell Square.
(c) National Gallery.
(d) The Tower of London.

13. What are two themes of the novel that are touched upon?
(a) Friendship and fanfare.
(b) Luxury and friendship.
(c) Family and poverty.
(d) Poverty and desire.

14. What did Ms. Hanff do when she found out the publishers were not giving out her address to her fans?
(a) She became very angry.
(b) She thanked them.
(c) She told Carmen to feel free to give out the address.
(d) She told them to only give out her office address.

15. Ms. Hanff was embarrassed when?
(a) Mr. Buckley did not show up.
(b) Mr. Buckley seemed unhappy with the idea of her wearing pants, something she does routinely.
(c) Mr. Buckley told her to change her clothes.
(d) Mr. Buckley seemed excited to see her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ms. Hanff's fans appear to be becoming what?

2. On Sunday, June 20, Ms. Hanff visited ______________ where she met a ticket taker with whom she discussed roses.

3. 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.

4. Describe Ms. Hanff's hotel room.

5. Ms. Hanff was going to England to promote what book?

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