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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 Antonia accompany Penelope to her appointment?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Porthkerris.
(d) London.
2. What do Richard and Lawrence do after dinner?
(a) Drink brandy.
(b) Smoke cigars.
(c) Play backgammon.
(d) Play chess.
3. What does Olivia throw into the fireplace?
(a) A photo.
(b) A map.
(c) A newspaper clipping.
(d) A dried corsage.
4. What does Penelope want more than anything at this point in her life?
(a) Return to Porthkerris.
(b) Reunite her children.
(c) Take a Caribbean cruise.
(d) Find a husband.
5. How is Sophie killed?
(a) She is shot by an intruder.
(b) She drowns while swimming.
(c) She dies during the Blitz bombings in London.
(d) She is in a bad car accident.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Noel angry at his mother?
2. Why does Noel get up early while visiting his mother?
3. Who is one of the children in the painting in #126?
4. Who informs Olivia that Penelope has died?
5. How does Lawrence cheer up Sophie?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Penelope feel compelled to contact Boothby's without notifying her children?
2. What is revealed about the mysterious appointment Penelope had in London on the day before her death?
3. Where is the painting, The Shell Seekers, now hanging?
4. How does Richard stand in stark contrast to Ambrose?
5. Why is the relationship between Nancy and Penelope so difficult?
6. How does the relationship between Antonia and Danus mirror that of Penelope and Richard's?
7. Why does Penelope's dream of marrying Richard not come true?
8. Describe Penelope's dismal existence during the Summer of 1943.
9. Why does Danus feel that he must have his medical exams at this point in his life?
10. What is the nature of the letter Olivia finds in her mother's room and what does Olivia do with it?
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