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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. Nora drove Ms. Hanff where for dinner?
(a) To her house.
(b) To her daughter's house.
(c) To Mr. Buckley's home.
(d) To an expensive restaurant.

2. Ms. Hanff spent the day alone touring what?
(a) Hyde Park.
(b) Saint James Park.
(c) Regent's Park.
(d) Battersea Park.

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

4. From there, Ms. Hanff and Mr. Buckley went to _________ where Mr. Buckley had once been a student and saw an historic wall where many of the past students had their names carved upon graduation, including Shelley.
(a) Windsor.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Eton.
(d) Luton.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the way, the Colonel entertained Ms. Hanff with what stories?

3. Ms. Hunff felt this way about the other customers until when?

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

5. What did Ms. Hanff do to reassure herself they would be there?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Eton important?

2. Where did Pat Buckley take Ms. Hanff that had a connection to Shakespeare? What did Ms. Hanff think of this?

3. What did Ms. Hanff do with Joyce Grenfell and her husband?

4. What story was told at lunch with Nora?

5. What did Ms. Hanff and Mr. Buckley do first when they drove to Windsor?

6. What happened when Ms. Hanff went to the services at the Royal Chapel?

7. What did Ms. Hanff do at Russell Square?

8. How were Ms. Hanff's friends from Texas different in London? What did Ms. Hanff feel about this?

9. What do Ms. Hanff's friends do for her before she leaves?

10. Why did Ms. Grenfell have trouble taking Ms. Hanff home?

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