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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do thoughts of Aurora make Leith believe about himself?
(a) That he needs to write a memoir.
(b) That he lives a boring life.
(c) That he is old and lonely.
(d) That he has a substantial past.

2. What does Helen do in Marseilles that Benedict admires above all else?
(a) She ditches Benedict and her mom to ride a bus.
(b) She buys everyone lunch.
(c) She walks with Beneditct up a monument.
(d) She buys her mom a comb.

3. What gift is Aldred bestowed the night he returns to England?
(a) A novel.
(b) A photo.
(c) A train ticket.
(d) A diary.

4. Who greets Aldred when he returns to England?
(a) Peter.
(b) Carr.
(c) Iris.
(d) Aurora.

5. What is Aldred experiencing for the first time in many years when he returns to the compound?
(a) A feeling of power like when he is a sergeant.
(b) A feeling of homesickness for Australia.
(c) A feeling of being missed and loved.
(d) A feeling of being needed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Benedict think Helen changes?

2. How long is it since Leith last sees Aurora?

3. Why does Aldred go to Tokyo the next day after returning from Hong Kong?

4. Why does Helen shower in Aldred's room the morning of his arrival?

5. What does Bertram send Benedict through the mail?

(see the answer key)

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