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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. Whose visit to the villa upsets Olivia's view of Cosmo?
(a) His wife.
(b) Her brother.
(c) The landlord.
(d) The police chief.

2. How does Olivia treat her mother?
(a) With disdain.
(b) With respect.
(c) With amusment.
(d) With irritation.

3. What is Nancy's husband's demeanor toward her?
(a) He is bored.
(b) He is passionate.
(c) He is distant.
(d) He is friendly.

4. What is Ambrose's last name?
(a) Pilcher.
(b) Gunderson.
(c) Wharton.
(d) Keeling.

5. Who tells Penelope about the atrocities happening to Jews in Germany?
(a) George Gibson.
(b) Marvin Levitt.
(c) Richard Goldstein.
(d) Willi Friedmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ambrose's mother?

2. Who is Penelope's mother?

3. What is the name of the place where Penelope was on holiday with her family?

4. Where does Penelope go to find her father?

5. What title is Penelope assigned in the group in #74?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the flashback Penelope has to when she was nineteen?

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

4. How does Penelope meet Ambrose Keeling?

5. Who is Doris Potter and how does she enter into the lives of Penelope's family?

6. What is Nancy's relationship with Penelope?

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

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

9. What is the nature of Antonia's phone call to Olivia and how does it change Olivia's plans with Hank?

10. How is Olivia's view of the Lawrence Stern paintings different from how Olivia views them?

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