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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. How long is Gardiner in prison?
(a) Three years.
(b) He is never in prison.
(c) Nearly four years.
(d) Nearly two years.

2. Who is Iris?
(a) Aldred's mother.
(b) Aldred's sister.
(c) Aldred's ex-wife.
(d) Aldred's Japanese tutor.

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

4. What can't Oliver Leith live without?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Love.
(c) Fame.
(d) Money.

5. Who does Aldred want to sweep into his arms?
(a) Melba.
(b) Moira.
(c) Helen.
(d) Aurora.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aldred write a letter to in Hong Kong?

2. How many servicewomen work in a room next to Peter Exley's?

3. How old is Aldred in 1947?

4. Who pays the Italian family's fine?

5. When does Aldred start to learn Chinese?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Helen cry when hearing the story about Raimonda and Gigliola?

2. What happens to Professor Gardiner's wife?

3. Why is Peter Exley in Hong Kong?

4. Why is Aldred equally happy and sad to be around Helen?

5. Why do the women from Peter's office take him out?

6. Why is Talbot afraid to take Japanese language lessons with Aldred?

7. What does Aldred interrupt when he goes for a walk, after writing letters on his first night at the Driscoll's?

8. Why doesn't Aldred want to interview Helen and Benedict about the suicide?

9. What impression of the Driscoll family does Aldred get upon meeting them?

10. What does Peter think about Aldred's situation with Helen?

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