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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Snyder do with Cheung?
(a) He takes his money.
(b) He takes all of his belongings.
(c) He takes his article and submits it as his own.
(d) He insunuates himself in his life.

2. Who takes away Snyder?
(a) A man from the police.
(b) A man from a press conference.
(c) A man from the newspaper.
(d) A man from the interior ministry.

3. What does Ornella do during the night?
(a) Reads all the newspapers.
(b) Uses the newspapers as compost.
(c) Trashes the newspaper.
(d) Burns the newspapers.

4. Why is Cheung's article too flowery?
(a) He missed part of the interview.
(b) He couldn't take notes fast enough.
(c) He did not speak enough languages.
(d) He missed part of the conference.

5. Where does Kathleen run into Dario de Monterecchi?
(a) A newspaper conference.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A publishers conference.
(d) A coffee shop.

6. What does Ornella do the next day?
(a) Starts reading the day's paper.
(b) Dies.
(c) Stops reading the paper.
(d) Starts from 1973 on another newspaper.

7. What does Snyder want Cheung to do for him?
(a) Find interview subjects.
(b) Help him in his research.
(c) Help him write the article
(d) Find a location to hold the interview.

8. Who does Cheung correspond with at the journal?
(a) Kathleen.
(b) Menzies.
(c) Boyd.
(d) The Ott Group.

9. Who gets the job Cheung was trying for?
(a) Cheung.
(b) Alfonso.
(c) Snyder.
(d) Zeina.

10. When did Milton decide to retire?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1992.

11. What is Ruby's occupation?
(a) News Editor.
(b) Copy Editor.
(c) Correspondent.
(d) Finance officer.

12. What does Menzies' girlfriend promise him?
(a) That she wants to leave.
(b) That she wants money to leave.
(c) That she doens't have an affair.
(d) That her affair is over.

13. Why doesn't Ornella want to get the newspaper herself?
(a) She doesn't want to look ahead.
(b) She had poor eye sight.
(c) He can't climg the stairs.
(d) She has money to pay a maid.

14. How long did Dario and Kathleen live together?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 4 years.

15. Why does Ruby go to a hotel on New Year's Eve?
(a) To have her apartment repainted.
(b) To not be alone.
(c) To have a romantic evening with her boyfriend.
(d) To be closer to her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Menzies learn about his girlfriend's affair?

2. Where are Ornella's newspapers stored?

3. What was Ornella's husband occupation when she started reading the newspaper?

4. Who does Ornella ask to retrieve the current newspaper?

5. Why does Ruby call Dario several times?

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