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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Dennis do in World War II?
(a) He was in the Transport Command in Italy.
(b) He was a bomber pilot.
(c) He was an ambulance driver in England.
(d) He was not qualified to be in the military.

4. Where does Dennis go from the church?
(a) Work.
(b) Home.
(c) The studio.
(d) Lake Island.

5. Who is Mr. Joyboy?
(a) The man who will make Sir Francis look wonderful.
(b) The janitor at the funeral home.
(c) An elderly man who comes in to buy a casket for his wife.
(d) A young man who comes in to buy a casket for his wife and child.

Short Answer Questions

1. At one time, what was Sir Francis the only one of in Hollywood?

2. Who does Dennis tell that he is writing a poem?

3. Who is Juanita del Pablo?

4. Why is Dennis happy at his job?

5. What did Dennis find difficult to believe when he first worked in Hollywood studios?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aimée do to Sir Francis?

2. With what makeover is Sir Francis having difficulty?

3. What does Sir Francis learn when he next arrives at the studio?

4. Why does the prospect of a visit to Whispering Glades fascinate Dennis?

5. What does Sir Ambrose ask of Dennis and what does Dennis find out about Sir Francis as a writer?

6. What racist question does the secretary ask Dennis and how does he respond?

7. What was the pinnacle of Sir Francis' life?

8. Describe the Orchid Room when Dennis visits Whispering Glades the day before Sir Francis' funeral.

9. What does the recording say about the Church of St. Peter-without-the-walls in Oxford?

10. What does Dennis find when he enters the Slumber Room?

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