1. How does Julian respond?
(a) That he is friends with the Cardinal.
(b) He tells them all he knows about birds.
(c) By saying that the past six years of his life were blank but not black.
(d) With the details of training to become a priest.

2. What do they wonder if they should tell the Cardinal?
(a) About Miss Alice's relationship with Julian.
(b) That Julian is out of the conspiracy.
(c) That the Cardinal will not get any of the money.
(d) About the model of the mansion.

3. What does the lawyer do to the butler?
(a) He argues with him.
(b) He glares at him.
(c) He hits him.
(d) He chastises him.

4. What does Julian find ironic about staying in the section of the asylum that is for people who are only mildly troubled?
(a) Most of the people there have severe mental illness.
(b) Those staying in this section had no mental illness.
(c) All mental illness is serious.
(d) He never considered the fleeing of faith a mild matter.

5. How does Miss Alice's behavior change when the lawyer relentlessly pursues her and backs her against a wall?
(a) She panics.
(b) She begins to scream.
(c) She kisses him.
(d) She is calm and seems a bit amused at his advances.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Alice do when Julian tries to explain one more time that there is nothing much to tell, and it is simply a matter of his faith in God leaving him, and he committed himself to an asylum?

2. What does the lawyer think about the relationship that has developed by the wealthy woman and the lay brother?

3. How does the butler feel about the encounter upon which he has stumbled?

4. Why is Julian confused about Miss Alice's deafness, withered face, and gray and white matted hair?

5. What, at last, occurs?

(see the answer key)

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