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

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

3. Ms. Hanff went to Deusch's to get some of her royalties to pay for what?
(a) The hotel bill.
(b) Her travel expenses.
(c) Her souvenirs.
(d) Her meals.

4. That night, Ms. Hanff went to see a play with whom?
(a) Mr. Buckley.
(b) Nora and Sheila.
(c) Joyce Grenfell.
(d) The Colonel.

5. When she returned to the hotel, Ms. Hanff found a note waiting for her from Joyce Grenfell. Who is Joyce?
(a) A friend of her mother's.
(b) A fellow writer.
(c) A neighbor from New York.
(d) A famous actress she had long admired.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On Wednesday, June 30, Ms. Hanff received what while attempting to eat her breakfast?

3. What did they do at this location?

4. What prompted her to be interested in London?

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.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ms. Hanff do early on Wednesday, June 30?

2. What took place the evening of Wednesday, June 30?

3. What does Ms. Hanff do for most of the day on Tuesday, June 29? Why?

4. What took place at the dinner at Nora's house?

5. What did Ms. Hanff learn about the Tower of London?

6. What happened at Broadcasting House?

7. What happened when Ms. Hanff was back in her rooms.

8. What story was told at lunch with Nora?

9. Why is Ms. Hanff's book called "84, Charring Cross Road?"

10. What did the Colonel and Ms. Hanff do on the way to Stratford-on-Avon?

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