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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. During Stephen's brave rescues in the heat of battle, what part of Stephen's body is injured?
(a) Her shoulder.
(b) Her ear.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her leg.

2. What do Stephen and Mary discover the morning after Barbara's death?
(a) Jamie doubled over, weeping at Barbara's feet.
(b) Jamie asleep in Barbara's lifeless arms.
(c) Jamie has commited suicide.
(d) Jamie has fled the country.

3. During the wedding reception, why is Stephen's servant silent after wedding guest's mockery of Stephen?
(a) Because Stephen finainced virtually the entire wedding.
(b) Because Stephen will throw out any guest that offends her.
(c) Because the servant is afraid he will lose his job.
(d) Because Stephen is a decorated war hero and French patriot.

4. How does Puddle react when Stephen suggests she move back to Morton?
(a) She is reluctant.
(b) She is obedient.
(c) She is outraged.
(d) She is eager.

5. Why does Stephen take young women, such as Mary, "under her wing" during military operations?
(a) To train and protect these women.
(b) So she can protect herself by making the women drive in the most dangerous conditions.
(c) Because she is commanded to do so by her military superiors.
(d) Because she hopes to find a romantic partner in the young women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relative of Martin Hallam is both polite, yet disapproving of Stephen and her lifestyle?

2. What is the ethnicity of the family employed to cook and clean for Stephen in her new home in Paris?

3. What activity do Jamie and Barbara pursue during their party with French African friends from school?

4. Judging from Mary's behavior on and off the battlefield, what characteristic traits do Mary seem to exhibit?

5. What economic state do Jamie and Barbara live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Raferty prompt Stephen to return home to Morton?

2. How does Adele's wedding affect Stephen emotionally?

3. After leaving the hospital, where does Stephen take Mary for vacation, and what does she realize about their relationship?

4. Why does Martin threaten to leave Paris soon after he meets Stephen there?

5. What connection do Stephen and Wanda share with each other, particularly around Christmas time?

6. What is Rue Jacob?

7. How does Stephen react when World War I breaks out while she is living in Paris?

8. What writing advice does Jonathan Brockett give to Stephen upon the release of her second novel?

9. How does Stephen trick Mary into leaving her, and what is Mary's reaction to this trick?

10. How do Stephen and Mary spend their evenings together in Paris when they are out with their group of friends?

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