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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. Why does Molly refuse to stay at Jean's house?
(a) She is afraid of Jean and Iain.
(b) It helps her feel more in control to stay at home.
(c) She is too numb to leave her own home.
(d) She wants to be there in case Sam comes home.

2. What regret does Molly think about as she watches her home being searched?
(a) Not marrying Trevor.
(b) Not having a more experimental relationship.
(c) Not living in a big city.
(d) Not going to the theatre more often.

3. What does Wallace tell Molly he believes Sally Anne's motive is for talking with Molly?
(a) Her motive is to cause Molly pain.
(b) Her motive is to get near Wallace.
(c) Her motive is to get near Sam.
(d) Her motive is to end Molly's marriage.

4. What causes Molly to snap?
(a) When she overhears Aspinall's phone call.
(b) When Aspinall tries gently to stop her from calling the paper.
(c) When Aspinall goes upstairs without permission.
(d) When she learns Sam is a spy.

5. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term asylum as used in the following sentence: The man had been seeking asylum in Russia.
(a) Refuge.
(b) Refugee.
(c) Worship.
(d) Protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sam answers Molly's questions?

2. Which of the following terms best describes the type of social life Molly had once she arrived in London?

3. What type of car does Sam drive?

4. What does Molly insist on from Monk as he searches her house?

5. Who arrives at Molly's parents' house after her father leaves for work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would Molly describe her marriage and life?

2. Which character confronts Molly at the beginning of this section and what does he want?

3. What does Wallace tell Molly were his motives for bringing Sally Anne to see her?

4. How does the author portray the character of Monk to the reader?

5. What seems to bother Molly more than hearing that her husband is a spy and traitor?

6. How does Molly realize that her husband has arrived and what does he do that makes her furious?

7. What does Trevor reveal to Molly about his life and profession?

8. How does the author use the mist in the story and what may it represent?

9. What feeling is the reader left with in relation to Molly, Trevor and Jennifer's relationship?

10. What does Molly find her mother is doing when she looks behind the screen?

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