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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 does Helen describe Dench?
(a) Creepy.
(b) Rude.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Nice.

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

3. Who does Peter run into outside of the theater?
(a) Brian Talbot.
(b) Rysom.
(c) Rita.
(d) Audrey.

4. Who are the Fairfax boys waiting for in New Zealand?
(a) Helen.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Their father.
(d) Their brother.

5. What does Aldred's mother want to do with her time now?
(a) Read.
(b) Travel.
(c) Write.
(d) Study.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Brian Talbot going in six days?

2. Why does Bertram think Ben never returns from California?

3. Who does Miss Fry live with?

4. Who is delivering a letter from Helen to Benedict in person?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bertram suggest Aldred do to get the Driscoll parents to approve Helen's move to England?

2. Why does Aldred want to talk to Barry and Melba?

3. What makes Peter compare Rita with Audrey?

4. Why do the Fry women like Helen so much?

5. Why does Aldred turn down Calder's offer to work as a spy?

6. Why does Aldred feel the need to visit George Laister?

7. Why does Peter attempt suicide?

8. Why is Peter so aware of his loneliness in Chapter 12?

9. What is Peter's long-term prognosis by the doctor?

10. What are the crisis' that Aldred must deal with upon his return from Nagasaki?

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