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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. Ms. Hanff spent most of the day in the dining room watching _________ and reading the newspaper.
(a) The locals.
(b) The employees.
(c) Television.
(d) The other tourists.

2. Ms. Hanff finally had to put her foot down when Eddie suggested they do what, without changing?
(a) See a movie.
(b) See A Midsummer's Night Dream.
(c) Go to dinner.
(d) Visit her new acquaintances.

3. Instead, what did Ms. Hanff and her friends do?
(a) They went on a tour of London.
(b) They saw A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(c) They had a pleasant dinner.
(d) They stayed in.

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

5. Ms. Hanff had wanted to see London ever since when?
(a) She became Frank's pen pal.
(b) She learned about London in school.
(c) She had read Shakespeare.
(d) She was a small girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two themes of the novel that are touched upon?

2. What is an important site pointed out to Ms. Hanff?

3. That night Ena arrived with what for Ms. Hanff's cold?

4. Ms. Hanff went out with a couple of friends from _________ who happened to be visiting London.

5. What was realized when she arrived here?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Ms. Hanff so interested in London?

3. How did the Colonel entertain Ms. Hanff on the way to Stratford-on-Avon?

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

5. What did Ms. Hanff do before going to bed on her first night in England?

6. How did Mr. Buckley embarrass Ms. Hanff?

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

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

9. Describe Ms. Hanff's book signing.

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

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