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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 little nightmare.
(c) A slice of the good life.
(d) A cloudy view of reality.

3. What does Dennis feel about Sir Francis' corpse?
(a) It is horrific and inhuman.
(b) He looks unhappy.
(c) It is serene looking.
(d) It is a parody of Hollywood.

4. Who is Wilbur Kenworthy?
(a) An embalmer at the Eternal Rest home.
(b) A man who dreams of happiness.
(c) A homeless man whose corpse is being prepared at the funeral home.
(d) A famous poet.

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

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

7. What is the name of the funeral home where Dennis goes?
(a) Whispering Glades.
(b) Eternal Rest.
(c) Last Rest.
(d) Whispering Hope.

8. Why does Sir Ambrose drop by?
(a) To pay his respects for Sir Francis.
(b) To check on seating arrangements for the service.
(c) To make Dennis leave and get some rest.
(d) To talk to the funeral director about money.

9. Who is Barlow?
(a) A man who arrives and greets the other two men.
(b) An American who both Englishmen admire.
(c) The younger of the two Englishmen sitting together and talking.
(d) An American whom neither Englishman likes.

10. What is being piped through the speakers in the funeral home?
(a) A musical rendition of the 23rd psalm.
(b) "Our Father."
(c) "Amazing Grace."
(d) "Hindu Love-song."

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

12. About what does Ambrose admonish Sir Francis?
(a) To not expect too much from a woman he is expecting to meet.
(b) To be careful about speaking of Americans badly.
(c) To watch his investments in the film industry.
(d) To stay in better communication.

13. What does Sir Ambrose ask of Dennis?
(a) To keep it out of the papers that Sir Francis kills himself.
(b) To find something that Sir Francis wrote to read at the funeral.
(c) To give Sir Ambrose a particular pen that belonged to Sir Francis.
(d) To notify Sir Francis' two children.

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

15. Whose nationality is changed from Spanish to Celtic?
(a) Sir Francis.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Juanita del Pablo.
(d) Miss Poski.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Joyboy?

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

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

4. What is the name of the church where Sir Francis' funeral will be held?

5. What is one natural scene described in Chapter 1?

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