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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 has the building where the Nation is located before it moves been home to the newspaper?
(a) About 75 years.
(b) Almost 100 years.
(c) 105 years.
(d) 110 years.

2. How many times before Ellie's birthday in Chapter 19, have she and John spent an entire night together?
(a) Twice.
(b) Three times.
(c) Once.
(d) Four times.

3. In Chapter 19, how long has the same person owned PO Box 13?
(a) 45 years.
(b) About 30 years.
(c) 42 years.
(d) Almost 40 years.

4. How many children does John have in Chapter 17?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. How many weeks after Jennifer leaves a folder at the Nation, is it filed in the archive?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) About 4.
(d) Almost 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Jennifer buy the flat where Ellie meets her?

2. In Chapter 17, where is John going on holiday?

3. After the first time Laurence had sex with Moira, how many more times did he have sex with her?

4. When Moira is demoted, who is told not to be mean?

5. What is the name of the employee who objects when Moira turns off the radio in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ellie go to the Langley Street post office and what does she learn?

2. What is the move like at the Nation?

3. Where is John going in Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 14, what does Anthony sense is missing from Jennifer when they meet?

5. How does Jennifer get information about her husband's business and what does she do with it?

6. After John tells Ellie that he is going to Barbados, what does she realize she should do?

7. Who is waiting for Ellie after she goes ice skating on her birthday?

8. What is Laurence like when Jennifer sees him again after seven years?

9. In Chapter 20, what has Ellie been thinking about John's wife?

10. In Chapter 15, how is Moira demoted?

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