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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sir Francis once work as?

2. What trophy is in the room where Dennis is escorted?

3. Why does Aimée need to get photographs quickly of Sir Francis?

4. What book has Dennis published?

5. What poet does Dennis quote?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. About what does the author warn readers?

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

5. What does Aimée think of Mr. Joyboy's work?

6. How does Dennis compare his present job with his time in Italy?

7. Who arrives and what does he say to Sir Francis?

8. How does Barlow compare the facades of Hollywood sets to the front of Whispering Glades?

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

10. What does the opening to Chapter 1 describe?

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