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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is cooing and talking to the birds, trying to engage them to interact with him?
(a) The Cardinal.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) Julian.
(d) Miss Alice.

2. To what are the second man's words compared?
(a) The exaggerated sneer of the animal in question.
(b) A growl.
(c) Nails down a chalkboard.
(d) Brown, sticky, smelly mud.

3. Who does Julian say he found crying, "Help me, help me... help me, oh God, God, help me... oh help, help?"
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) The guard.
(c) His wife.
(d) The woman who thinks she is the Virgin Mary.

4. What species of bird is in the birdcage?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Wrens.
(c) Doves.
(d) Cardinal.

5. When the lawyer enters the room to join in the dialogue, what is established?
(a) Julian is not ordained.
(b) The lawyer and the butler are brothers.
(c) The lawyer and the butler are friends.
(d) Julian is a priest.

6. What are of the expected variety in a place of this grandeur?
(a) The hand-embroidered banners hanging along the walls.
(b) The beautiful, rare roses.
(c) The beautiful, exotic birds flying about.
(d) A great arched doorway and the furnishings.

7. What is in massive scale?
(a) The crosses.
(b) The room.
(c) The flowers.
(d) The chairs.

8. What question does Miss Alice ask that shocks Julian?
(a) Have you slept with many women?
(b) Will you sleep with me?
(c) Why do you want to be a priest?
(d) Do you find me attractive?

9. With what is Julian not comfortable?
(a) The discussion of the crucifix.
(b) The detailed discussion of the garden's plant varieties.
(c) The many bird species in the estuary.
(d) This conceptual style of conversation.

10. Why is it appropriate?
(a) The lawyer and the Cardinal are friends that have grown up in the same household.
(b) The Cardinal is no more intelligent than a bird.
(c) They are cardinals, just like the Cardinal.
(d) Because the birds understand each other so much better than would birds of any other kind.

11. Who is studying this creation from all angles?
(a) The lawyer.
(b) Julian.
(c) Miss Alice.
(d) The Cardinal.

12. What does Julian say he heard on that night in the asylum?
(a) Rain falling on the roof.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Cats meowing.
(d) Cries or sobbing.

13. Why does Julian ask whether or not someone will soon be available?
(a) To confess his sins.
(b) To see him for his appointment.
(c) To take photographs of him and the birds.
(d) To get a tour of the garden.

14. Who delights in the lawyer's discomfort?
(a) The birds.
(b) Julian.
(c) The Cardinal.
(d) Miss Alice.

15. Because the mansion is so large, what must she do?
(a) Keep track of all the furniture, to make sure none goes missing.
(b) Spend a day in each room to feel that it is used.
(c) Feel ownership of at least one item in each room.
(d) Hire someone to clean it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two discuss about the details of this creation?

2. How does Julian respond to Miss Alice's game?

3. What does Julian admit to the butler when the lawyer leaves?

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

5. How does Miss Alice challenge Julian?

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