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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 type of car does the man in #25 drive?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Fiat.
(d) Mercedes.

2. Where is Penelope returning from as she rides in a taxi at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Church.
(c) The theater.
(d) A restaurant.

3. Who is Penelope's mother?
(a) Marie.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Aggie.

4. What is the name of the home where Cosmo has been living?
(a) The Vicarage.
(b) C'an D'alt.
(c) Le Cap d'Antibes.
(d) Greystone.

5. What news does Penelope give to her mother when she is home on a break?
(a) She is going abroad.
(b) She has enlisted.
(c) She is being evacuated.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hank's nationality?

2. Where are the man in #25 and his girlfriend going to get away?

3. Who are Doris' sons?

4. Noel tells his mother that he wants to look for ________________ so he can look for sketches.

5. Why is Noel interested in Amabel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of Olivia's life as opposed to those of her brother and sister?

2. Why is volunteer work during the war not a good choice for Penelope?

3. What importance do Noel and Nancy place on the Lawrence Stern paintings?

4. Which sister--Olivia or Nancy--is the one who is able to get things accomplished?

5. What is Ambrose's real interest in Penelope?

6. What are some of the major differences between Olivia and Nancy?

7. What is Nancy's relationship with Penelope?

8. What is the tone of the relationship between Ambrose and Penelope?

9. How does the author show the respectful relationship between Olivia and Penelope?

10. What is life like for Penelope's daughter, Nancy?

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