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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sir Francis' body when Dennis comes home one night?
(a) With the car running in the garage.
(b) Hanging from the rafters.
(c) With his head in the gas stove.
(d) Dead in the bathtub.

2. How does Sir Francis have to get to work?
(a) A studio car comes and gets him.
(b) A cab.
(c) Walking.
(d) Bike.

3. Besides cats, dogs and birds, what is one other animal Dennis has seen come through?
(a) Ferret.
(b) Bear.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Coyote.

4. What does Barlow go to pick up while he is at work?
(a) A dead parrot.
(b) A dead cat.
(c) A dead man.
(d) A dead dog.

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

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

7. What church does the recording that Dennis plays discuss?
(a) St. Peter-without-the-walls.
(b) St. Paul's.
(c) Church of the Saved.
(d) St. Henry's.

8. For how long does Dennis get a leave of absence?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 week.
(c) He is not given any time off.
(d) 3 days.

9. Where does Dennis see a marble Mickey Mouse?
(a) In the graveyard.
(b) In one of the side aisles of the church.
(c) In a picture hanging on a stone outside the front door.
(d) In a picture hanging in the vestry.

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

11. What poet does Dennis quote?
(a) Blake.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) Shelly.
(d) Keats.

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

13. Where is Dennis escorted when he calls on the funeral home the day before the service of Sir Francis?
(a) The financial office.
(b) Orchid Room.
(c) Iris Room.
(d) The embalming room.

14. Where does Dennis decide Sir Francis should go?
(a) In the Poet's Corner.
(b) In an area between the famouns and unknown people.
(c) In the Catholic area.
(d) In the British area.

15. What did Sir Francis once work as?
(a) A cartoonist.
(b) The chief scriptwriter for a studio.
(c) A diplomat.
(d) An accountant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dennis feel about Sir Francis' corpse?

2. What does Dennis learn about Sir Francis when trying to comply with Sir Ambrose's request?

3. When will the most important studio figures visit Sir Francis?

4. How are the Englishmen described?

5. What does Mr. Schultz say he needs from Dennis more than good ideas?

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