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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Francis' immediate supervisor tell him to do?
(a) Come back in one week.
(b) See the next highest boss.
(c) Start a new screenplay.
(d) Get rid of his Juanita work.

2. What does Barlow find difficult to believe about the funeral home's structure?
(a) That it's a funeral home.
(b) That it's considered serene.
(c) That it's three-dimensional.
(d) That it's considered tasteful.

3. What does Mr. Joyboy say puts a smile on his face?
(a) Seeing Aimée apply make-up so artistically.
(b) Making a homely person look beautiful.
(c) Knowing a corpse is going to Aimée.
(d) Perfecting his colors on a corpse.

4. About whom does Dennis come to Hollywood to do a screenplay?
(a) Shelly.
(b) Blake.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Keats.

5. What trophy is in the room where Dennis is escorted?
(a) None.
(b) Cricket Club's trophy.
(c) The Soccer Club Finals of 1942.
(d) The Yacht cup of 1938.

6. How was his book received?
(a) He never published a book.
(b) It was virtually ignored.
(c) It received very poor reviews.
(d) It won literary prizes.

7. What does Dennis hear in the room where he is led?
(a) Someone sobbing.
(b) Someone laughing hysterically.
(c) An eerie scratching noise.
(d) A recorded nightingale song.

8. Who is Aimée Thanatogenos?
(a) Dennis' girlfriend.
(b) Dennis' sister-in-law.
(c) The cosmetician at the funeral home.
(d) The receptionist at the funeral home.

9. When is the first time Dennis Barlow sees a human corpse?
(a) When he is 12.
(b) When he is 15 and his grandfather drowns.
(c) When he is in the war in Italy.
(d) When he is 28.

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

11. What is one word that one of the Englishmen might use to describe Americans?
(a) Kind.
(b) Conceited.
(c) Miserly.
(d) Decent.

12. Who comes and goes all day to the funeral home?
(a) Visitors taking advantage of a two-for-one special the home is offereing.
(b) Visitors to the mother and child.
(c) People who knew Sir Francis.
(d) Very few people.

13. Why is the person not pleased about Dennis' responsibilities?
(a) He thinks an older man should be responsible.
(b) The Happier Hunting Ground is very busy.
(c) She wanted to pick out Sir Francis' coffin.
(d) She wanted to spit on her deceased ex-husband.

14. How high are the letters carved into the marble slab at the funeral home?
(a) 3 inches.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 6 inches.
(d) 1 foot.

15. How does Dennis handle finding Sir Francis?
(a) He runs out of the house yelling.
(b) He throws up.
(c) He laughs because Sir Francis has a tux on.
(d) He is not greatly disturbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through what does Dennis have to pass in order to reach the reception area in the mortuary?

2. What is Mr. Joyboy's most outstanding feature?

3. Who is in Sir Francis' office when he arrives at the studio?

4. Who is on the other side of the door as Dennis is about to enter a room?

5. What book has Dennis published?

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