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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annabel say to an interviewer about scarves?
(a) Annabel says her friends don't bring her scarves from theri holidays anymore.
(b) Annabel says that she has lost many friends.
(c) Annabel says that she prefers cotton scarves to any other kind.
(d) Annabel says that she likes pastel colored scarves.

2. What does Francesca do in her ongoing quest to publicize Annabel?
(a) Francesca prevails upon the journalists to write stories about the couple's devotion to one another.
(b) Francesca asks Luigi's photographers for ideas on how to pose the couple.
(c) Francesca continues to make Annabel and Frederick appear inseparable.
(d) Francesca waits for press interviews to provide publicity.

3. How are the rest of the children behaving?
(a) They are running around the flat.
(b) They are behaving well.
(c) They are playing games.
(d) They are sitting out front.

4. Where is Annabel's baby and what is it doing right after she moves into her new flat?
(a) The baby is asleep on a pillow.
(b) The baby is out with Frederick.
(c) The baby is in a carriage at the back.
(d) The baby is in the nursery.

5. When Giorgio is sent out again, what is he to bring back just for Annabel?
(a) A woolen shawl.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A cup of hot tea.
(d) A sweater.

6. What bits of conversation does Frederick hear as he walks through the sets of the film studio?
(a) " - coffee black -".
(b) " - I'm not English, I'm Canadian - ".
(c) "- whiskey straight up - ".
(d) " - little cup of tea -".

7. Where is Annabel's big role being filmed?
(a) Spain.
(b) Rome.
(c) Greece.
(d) Sardinia

8. What does Giorgio's mother send him out to get?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Ice bucket.
(c) Bottle of wine.
(d) Whiskey.

9. Where do they say that sensational publicity stories usually start?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

10. The night of the party, why does Annabel suddenly feel angry?
(a) Frederick's having arranged that the party take place at the time of his death.
(b) Frederick not planning to come to the party.
(c) Frederick humiliating her by arranging for strangers to come.
(d) Frederick wanting to hurt her career.

11. What does Luigi say to Annabel when they begin their filming?
(a) Luigi says that Annabel is not really a tiger lady so she shouldn't call herself that.
(b) Luigi says that Annabel's pubic life is more important than her private life.
(c) Luigi says that Frederick must not be jealoous.
(d) Luigi asks her to live with him so that she will, in time, become the real tiger lady.

12. Why has the doctor come to Annabel's flat?
(a) To tell Annabel that no one can find Frederick.
(b) To explain why he hasn't come to help her earlier.
(c) To tell Annabel that her husband is dead.
(d) To see if Annabel called earlier about the baby.

13. What does Luigi's Press Secretary do to publicize Annabel?
(a) She makes Frederick and Luigi into a famous couple.
(b) The press secretary spreads rumors about the men who admire Annabel.
(c) She keeps her affair secret from Luigi.
(d) The press secretary has an affair with Frederick.

14. How does Frederick feel about leaving Annabel?
(a) Frederick will stay until he is making more money.
(b) Frederick will stay because of the baby.
(c) Frederick will stay because she is making so much money.
(d) Frederick thinks he might leave her eventually.

15. In Chapter III, what does Annabel know of Frederick's whereabouts?
(a) He has not moved in with Billy.
(b) She thinks he is living with his mistress.
(c) He is away somewhere and has not shown up for five days and nights.
(d) She thinks he might still be living at the hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annabel find when she goes to check the baby during the party?

2. What sort of club is Giorgio's club?

3. Who is the first character we meet as the book begins?

4. When Annabel has her second affair, what nationality is the young man?

5. What does a neighbor explain to Annabel about why her son came in late?

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