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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing said to be on the building of the funeral home?
(a) Weather vanes.
(b) Bird droppings.
(c) Gargoyles.
(d) Mold.

2. What are the principal settings for this novel?
(a) The homes of the three main characters.
(b) A coffee shop and a lawyer's office.
(c) Two funeral homes.
(d) A baseball stadium and Hollywood screen set.

3. What did Dennis find difficult to believe when he first worked in Hollywood studios?
(a) That the drama in real life was more melodramatic than in films.
(b) That the actors were so childish.
(c) That the sets were mere facades.
(d) That there was no loyalty whatsoever.

4. What do some English expatriates talk about in the last scene?
(a) A new woman on the set.
(b) Their cricket club.
(c) Their soccer club.
(d) A shake up in the studio.

5. Who is Dennis' boss?
(a) No one; he is a freelance writer.
(b) No one; he owns the pet funeral home.
(c) Mr. Poleski.
(d) Mr. Shultz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dennis Barlow taking care of according to the Englishmen talking?

2. Why is Dennis happy at his job?

3. When is the first time Dennis Barlow sees a human corpse?

4. Who no longer comes to Sir Francis' home office?

5. Who is Ambrose Abercrombie?

(see the answer key)

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