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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. Describe what first happens when everyone enters the flat.
(a) Everyone starts to dance.
(b) The red haired woman wears tight pants and shows off a revealing top.
(c) There is a middle aged woman with curly red hair and lots of makeup who dances,
(d) Anabel feels a terrible headache coming on.

2. How do people perceive Annabel's private life?
(a) Despite her screen image, Annabel is thought to be measured and cold in private.
(b) Annabel is viewed as Frederick's wife in name only.
(c) Annabel is considered a tiger woman who lets it rip in bed.
(d) Annabel appears to the public as a typical self-controlled Englishwoman.

3. How is the room in Annabel's flat arranged for her before the press conference?
(a) The chairs are arranged in long rows.
(b) The chair covered in woven gold fabric is saved for her.
(c) The red velvet chair is saved for her.
(d) The love seat is kept for her and the baby.

4. What word is used to describe Annabel's eyes?
(a) Smoky.
(b) Tawny.
(c) Sparkling.
(d) Amber.

5. Who opens Annabel's door and walks in without ringing the bell?
(a) A curious neighbor.
(b) The housemaid.
(c) Billy.
(d) The Nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Annabel consider phoning for help to get rid of the people at the party?

2. What is Giorgio saying to Annabel when he bends over to speak to her?

3. What unusual event happens outside of Annabel's flat at 6:30 p.m.?

4. What is the name of the film Annabel is making?

5. How does Annabel want to deal with the press?

Short Essay Questions

1. Frederick, always keeping in the back of his mind the idea of leaving Annabel, had taken a mistress and in Chapter III, we learn that he is constantly going away. How is Annabel managing her private life?

2. In Chapter 4, the neighbors have brought in chairs for everyone to sit. How are the chairs arranged and where does Annabel sit?

3. "The House on the Piazza" did not garner great reviews for the film, but how did it help Annabel's acting career?

4. Annabel made a second film and then she was to make a next film. Rumors were that Frederick was to play a leading role. What actually happened to Frederick?

5. Annabel had a brief affair with an American drama student who was playing a small part in one of her films. How did this affect her marriage?

6. One afternoon as Annabel is waiting for Frederick, Billy O'Brien lets himself in with the key that Frederick had given to him. Billy is rude and arrogant and demands food, which Annabel prepares. Billy says that Frederick has threatened suicide and Annabel says he has done the same with her. Should they have taken his threats more seriously?

7. Annabel was now the principal wage earner. Frederick's intellectual aspect and dignity were possible because of what Annabel earned. How did Frederick feel about this?

8. Despite Annabel's few unsuccessful calls to some friends, Billy was the one who got did get everyone to leave Annabel's flat and end the out of control party. What did Billy say to Annabel about Frederick not showing up at the party and how did he help Annabel?

9. Frederick and Anabel had a secret life in their minds, a life unknown to one another. What was this secret life?

10. In Chapter II, we learn that "The House on the Piazza" was the film that established Annabel's reputation. However, the film itself did not draw crowds and was considered lifeless. How did Frederick view the film?

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