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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. About what does Sir Ambrose give a speech?
(a) Rallying the English around the flag.
(b) The beginning of corruption in Hollywood.
(c) The uncertainties of Hollywood.
(d) The end of the gentleman's era.

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

6. What is one thing said to be on the building of the funeral home?
(a) Weather vanes.
(b) Bird droppings.
(c) Gargoyles.
(d) Mold.

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

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

9. Who no longer comes to Sir Francis' home office?
(a) His hairdresser.
(b) His secretary.
(c) His lawyer.
(d) His masseuse.

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

11. What is Mr. Joyboy's most outstanding feature?
(a) A lovely voice.
(b) A pronounced limp.
(c) A booming, grating voice.
(d) A prominent nose.

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

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

14. What is Sir Ambrose's profession?
(a) Acting.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Stockbroker.

15. Where is Sir Francis' body?
(a) In the slumber room.
(b) In the Iris room.
(c) Already at the church.
(d) At the police headquarters for a final disposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being piped through the speakers in the funeral home?

2. What does Barlow find difficult to believe about the funeral home's structure?

3. In what room does the cosmetician work?

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

5. How high are the letters carved into the marble slab at the funeral home?

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