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

2. What does the receptionist ask Dennis that makes him visualize Sir Francis when Dennis finds him?
(a) If Sir Francis has a particular suit in which to be buried.
(b) If Sir Francis had any disfigurements Dennis would like hidden.
(c) If Sir Francis is white.
(d) Nothing.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dennis' boss?

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

3. What has Barlow done recently?

4. Who is Sir Francis Hinsley?

5. When is the first time Dennis Barlow sees a human corpse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dennis accomplish during his time in Italy?

3. Who comes through Whispering Glades to view Sir Francis' and who does not come through and why?

4. What does the receptionist say to Dennis about burials?

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

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

7. Why does Sir Ambrose think Sir Francis loses his job?

8. What does Aimée do to Sir Francis?

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

10. What does Dennis see as he walks among the graves?

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