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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is always awkward for Nick to do while staying with the Feddens?
(a) Talk to Gerald.
(b) Pay his rent.
(c) Ask for money.
(d) Borrow clothes.

2. What is Wani's job?
(a) In real estate.
(b) In film production.
(c) In journalism.
(d) In banking.

3. Who once owned Lord Kessler's escritoire?
(a) Mme de Pompadour.
(b) Henry James.
(c) The Prime Minister.
(d) Queen Victoria.

4. What pub does Leo refer to as a "flea-box"?
(a) The Iron Arms.
(b) The Lift.
(c) The Shaftesbury.
(d) The Volunteer.

5. What disease does Lady Partridge nurse Badger through?
(a) Measles.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Mumps.

6. What does Catherine do to amuse Nick when they are drinking?
(a) Make funny faces.
(b) Impersonate her family.
(c) Draw caricatures.
(d) Sing songs in broken French.

7. What does Ronnie call Nick?
(a) Rick.
(b) Ronnie.
(c) Wani.
(d) Nicky.

8. What color does Catherine say represents being "down in the dumps"?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

9. Where is the original of "The Light of the World"?
(a) The Louvre.
(b) At Hawkeswood.
(c) St. Paul's Cathedral.
(d) In the Barwick Market House.

10. What animal is on the emblem of the Périgueux delicatessen?
(a) A red goose.
(b) A red horse.
(c) A blue goose.
(d) A blue rabbit.

11. How much is the check for that Wani gives Nick?
(a) £350.
(b) £500.
(c) £100.
(d) £5000.

12. What business is Lord Toft in?
(a) Art dealing.
(b) Banking.
(c) Road construction.
(d) Investments and bonds.

13. What is the Fedden's gift for Toby?
(a) Foie gras.
(b) A journal.
(c) A car.
(d) A camera.

14. What famous artist painted the painting that Lord Kessler moves to a new location?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Cezanne.
(c) Monet.
(d) Manet.

15. Who does Mrs. Charles encourage Nick to meet?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Paul McCartney.
(c) Margaret Thatcher.
(d) The Pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Titchfields think will happen to Gerald by Christmas?

2. What is Wani's license plate?

3. Who does the typing at Ogee?

4. Which composer does Nick say "understood everything"?

5. What is aichmophobia?

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