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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is delivering a letter from Helen to Benedict in person?
(a) Aldred.
(b) Tad.
(c) Audrey.
(d) Peter.

2. Who does Aurora meet in Kenya?
(a) Benedict.
(b) Raimonda.
(c) Peter.
(d) Helen.

3. Why does Helen coming running up to Aldred when he returns from Nagasaki?
(a) She has a fight with Dench.
(b) Benedict dies.
(c) She is distraught because they take Benedict away.
(d) She is happy to see Aldred return.

4. Why does the doctor think Peter is lucky?
(a) He doesn't contract tuberculosis.
(b) He doesn't have any long-term damage.
(c) He gets to marry Rita.
(d) He returns to his law career.

5. How does Mrs. Fry know about Aldred?
(a) She reads one of his letters to Helen.
(b) The postman tells her about Aldred.
(c) She overhears Melba talking about him.
(d) Helen talks about him.

6. What fills the bookshelves in the study at Aldred's parent's house?
(a) Books written by Oliver.
(b) Books Aldred read during the war.
(c) Books written by Aldred.
(d) Books Aldred read as a youth.

7. Where is Brian Talbot going in six days?
(a) Fighting in Korea.
(b) A new assignment in New Zealand.
(c) To Tokyo with Benedict.
(d) Home to Australia.

8. Who does Peter take to da Silva's wedding?
(a) Helen.
(b) Rita Xavier.
(c) Audrey.
(d) Patti.

9. What job is Aldred offered by Calder?
(a) To be a spy.
(b) To be a military advisor.
(c) To be a Japanese studies professor.
(d) To be a poet.

10. What word has Aldred NOT used to Helen yet?
(a) Love.
(b) Complete.
(c) Forever.
(d) Marriage.

11. How is Aldred wounded in war?
(a) He lost hearing in one ear.
(b) Knife wound.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Grenade bomb.

12. Who is given the Leith property in the will?
(a) Aldred.
(b) A charity.
(c) Iris.
(d) Aurora.

13. Who invites Helen to Lowry Bay?
(a) Melba.
(b) A girl from typing class.
(c) Miss Fry.
(d) A girl from French class.

14. Who is Lillian Geary?
(a) Barry's mistress.
(b) Benedict's first tutor.
(c) Helen's estranged sister.
(d) Melba's sister.

15. What two events make Peter realize how lonely he is?
(a) Two birthdays.
(b) Two weddings.
(c) Two funerals.
(d) Two parties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides from his travels and war involvement, why does Iris fear Aldred doesn't return home?

2. What does Peter do when he sees the state of the tailor's child?

3. What news does the cable that comes for Aldred bring?

4. How does Aldred expect to die from in the past?

5. What gift is Aldred bestowed the night he returns to England?

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