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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. Julian is intrigued by the butler's coincidence. How does the Butler feel?
(a) Sad.
(b) Nonplussed about almost everything.
(c) Unsure about Julian.
(d) Just as excited.

2. For whom is the larger of the two chairs?
(a) Miss Alice.
(b) His Eminence.
(c) The lawyer.
(d) The Pope.

3. What does Julian say when Miss Alice invites him to talk about himself?
(a) He is very self deprecating and defers to the background information they already have on him, complete with the missing six blank years.
(b) He is open and honest.
(c) He gladly tells her his life story.
(d) He says nothing.

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

5. Where does this scene open?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the dining room of a mansion.
(c) In a library of a mansion.
(d) In the chapel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Julian ask a nurse or one of the attendants, "Could you tell me, did I preach last night?"

2. What is Miss Alice's response when the lawyer proceeds to introduce Julian to her for the first time?

3. Why is Julian part of this trio?

4. What are both the butler and the lawyer, who have known each other for some time, quite eager to do?

5. What is the most intriguing element?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the lawyer do when he is satisfied with Julian's response?

2. What idea do the two men explore, regarding the Cardinal?

3. Describe Julian's initial encounter with Miss Alice.

4. How does the scene end?

5. Describe the upstairs sitting room of the castle.

6. What does the Cardinal tell Julian to accept? How does Julian respond?

7. What does Julian realize about the model of the mansion?

8. What does Julian believe?

9. How does the butler act, when he walks in on Miss Alice and the lawyer?

10. Describe the setting.

(see the answer keys)

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