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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides being fiction, how else is the story described in the paragraph that is set before Chapter 1?
(a) A look at the rotten core of life.
(b) A cloudy view of reality.
(c) A little nightmare.
(d) A slice of the good life.

2. Why is Dennis happy at his job?
(a) It pays very well.
(b) It involves variety.
(c) There are wonderful people working with him.
(d) The hours are great.

3. At one time, what was Sir Francis the only one of in Hollywood?
(a) A very wealthy and handsome English bachelor.
(b) An expert on tax laws for British nationals in the United States.
(c) Knighted personage.
(d) An Englishman with the Queen's ear.

4. Who is Ambrose Abercrombie?
(a) The bartender at the pub where the Englishmen are sitting.
(b) Someone who will be arriving soon.
(c) The proprietor of the pub where the Englishmen are sitting.
(d) A magician.

5. What is poorly received by the studio heads?
(a) The new anti-communist guidelines.
(b) A screen-play about a pet coyote.
(c) A screen-play about a large woman.
(d) The biography that Sir Francis writes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author suggest return the book unread to where they got it?

2. How are the Englishmen described?

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

4. What did Sir Francis once work as?

5. What are the Englishmen drinking?

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