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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two men believe would be a perfect twist?
(a) If the Cardinal were to marrry Julian and Miss Alice.
(b) If the Cardinal were to marry Miss Alice.
(c) If the lawyer were to marry Miss Alice.
(d) If the Cardinal has a relationship with Julian.

2. To what does the poem lead?
(a) Their conversation of early erotic musings and mental imagery of sex play.
(b) Miss Alice begging Julian to marry her.
(c) An awkward moment.
(d) A kiss shared between the couple.

3. What is Miss Alice saying when the other men are gone?
(a) A monologue.
(b) Nothing. She cries.
(c) She says Julian's name and then is silent.
(d) Nothing.

4. What do the two men explore about Julian?
(a) Whether he will stay.
(b) Whether he will be their sacrifice.
(c) Whether he will go along with the plan.
(d) Whether he can take it as well.

5. What does the butler pretend?
(a) He does not hear the lawyer.
(b) He does not know where Miss Alice and Julian are.
(c) Dinner has already been served.
(d) There is no place for him to take a nap.

6. What about the butler infuriates the lawyer even further?
(a) His crude humor.
(b) His rude behavior.
(c) His disrespect.
(d) His indifference.

7. How does the butler feel about the encounter upon which he has stumbled?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is nervous.
(c) He is embarrassed.
(d) He is angry.

8. Who is the butler playing?
(a) The black pieces.
(b) The lawyer.
(c) The devil's advocate.
(d) The underdog.

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

10. In what do the two men relish?
(a) The idea of telling Miss Alice that Julian does not like him.
(b) The idea of telling Miss Alice they are no longer interested in her plan.
(c) The idea of telling Julian about their plans, to see his reaction.
(d) The idea of telling His Eminence that the precious Julian will soon be taken from him.

11. What does Miss Alice recite?
(a) A poem she had written.
(b) D.H. Lawrence's Love on the Farm.
(c) Her wedding vows in the form of a poem.
(d) A scene from Romeo and Juliet.

12. What does the butler say as he enters the room?
(a) Julian will no longer be seeing them this evening.
(b) Julian has run away.
(c) Julian does not want to see them.
(d) Julian has left the wine cellar and would be joining them presently.

13. What does Miss Alice call out, as she drops her head back?
(a) "You are mine and God's!"
(b) "What shall I do with you, my sweet?"
(c) "He will be yours! He will be yours! ALICE!"
(d) "NO! I can't do this to you!"

14. What does Julian remember about the Welsh man?
(a) The juice his farm produced.
(b) How good he was with horses.
(c) How handsome he was.
(d) The incredible tufts of black hair on his fingers.

15. What do they discuss?
(a) His legal rights.
(b) His role as a lay man.
(c) Whether or not he should leave.
(d) How much fun they had riding horses today.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what do the two men then engage?

2. What is Miss Alice's response when Julian pleads with her to explain what had just happened to him?

3. What does Miss Alice ask Julian to do?

4. What is Julian doing for Miss Alice and the Church?

5. Into what does Julian launch as he describes in intimate detail the experience of a Christian being fed to a lion?

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