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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a porter announce?
(a) That the body of another Britishman has arrived.
(b) That the bodies of a woman and child have arrived.
(c) That Sir Francis turns out to be indigent.
(d) That the bodies of twins have arrived.

2. What is one natural scene described in Chapter 1?
(a) The farms.
(b) The snow on the mountains.
(c) The foothills.
(d) The desert.

3. What does the receptionist ask Dennis that makes him visualize Sir Francis when Dennis finds him?
(a) If Sir Francis is white.
(b) Nothing.
(c) If Sir Francis had any disfigurements Dennis would like hidden.
(d) If Sir Francis has a particular suit in which to be buried.

4. What is the review about that Dennis finds an article on in Sir Francis' sock drawer?
(a) A book of essays.
(b) A book of poems.
(c) A drawing.
(d) A historical n ovel.

5. What does Dennis decide to do for the funeral?
(a) Write something to be read.
(b) Wear one of Sir Francis' suits.
(c) Rent a suit.
(d) Get his hair cut.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides being fiction, how else is the story described in the paragraph that is set before Chapter 1?

2. What does Sir Ambrose ask of Dennis?

3. What is Megalopolitan?

4. What is the name of the funeral home where Dennis goes?

5. How long does it take Aimée to paint a body?

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