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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 is Stephen's rationalization behind her fake-lover stunt?
(a) She is vengeful of Mary and Martin's feelings with one another.
(b) She hopes Mary will leave her for Martin.
(c) She wants Mary to become jealous, reigniting the passion in their relationship.
(d) She has fallen in love with someone else and wants to leave Mary.

2. What activity do Jamie and Barbara pursue during their party with French African friends from school?
(a) Hide and seek.
(b) Rythmic dancing.
(c) Cooking tradtional Creole food.
(d) Singing slave spirituals.

3. What is the last name of Stephen's assistant and fellow ambulance driver, Mary?
(a) Cunnigham.
(b) Llewellyn.
(c) Higgins.
(d) Lesignor.

4. What is the name of Mademoiselle Duphot's blind sister, whom Stephen and Mary visit after returning from Orotava?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Julie.
(d) Aubrey.

5. After Stephen publishes her second work, where does Jonathan suggest Stephen travel abroad to?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Amsterdam.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter fifty-five and fifty-six, who does Stephen pretend to be lovers with?

2. Who does Stephen travel to Paris with?

3. What is Jonathan Brockett's occupation?

4. During the time Stephen has spent away from Morton, what has she accomplished?

5. During Stephen's brave rescues in the heat of battle, what part of Stephen's body is injured?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What important connections does Mary make at Valerie Seymour's Christmas party the year after she moves to Paris?

3. What is Rue Jacob?

4. How does Stephen attempt to protect Mary while the two are serving together in the ambulance brigade during the war?

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

6. Why did Madamoiselle Duphot return to Paris after living for many years in England?

7. What is Stephen's life like two years after leaving Morton?

8. What is the reaction from the public to Stephen's third book?

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

10. How does Stephen's work affect her relationship with Mary?

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