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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose voice singing on the radio makes James realize that this person is completely gone from his life?
(a) Anna.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Magdalen.

2. Where did James notice a sudden crowd begin to form as he enjoyed his breakfast?
(a) Bookstore.
(b) Movie house.
(c) Theater.
(d) Police station.

3. As James began to walk the streets of Paris that day, who did he think to find in the city?
(a) Magdalen.
(b) Anna.
(c) Sadie.
(d) Hugo.

4. James began to work on the ___________ ward six days a week and he really liked doing it.
(a) Cancer.
(b) Head injury.
(c) Children's.
(d) Infectious disease.

5. James decided the only thing for him to do was to go out for ___________ with Mr. Mars.
(a) Walks.
(b) Auditions.
(c) Classes.
(d) Singles nights.

6. How much did Sadie and Sammy want for all of the rights to Mr. Mars, the celebrity dog?
(a) 1000 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 700 pounds.

7. Where do Mr. Mars and James go before they head out for their next adventure?
(a) Dave's.
(b) Sadie's.
(c) Mrs. Tinckham's.
(d) Hugo's.

8. Where does James go in an effort to try to find the manuscript which he now thinks has been stolen?
(a) Magdalen's.
(b) Sadie's.
(c) Sammy's.
(d) Dave's.

9. What does James tell one of the guards, which eventually lets James onto the property?
(a) He is a friend.
(b) He will kill the dog.
(c) He is the cousin of Hugo.
(d) He likes movies.

10. What is the scene in which James finds himself as he is walking around, trying to find a way into the studio?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) Berlin.

11. Who does James bring in the cab with him on the way to the studio where Hugo is at?
(a) Dave.
(b) Mr. Mars.
(c) Finn.
(d) Sammy.

12. Hugo decided that he wanted to ___________ his life, so he was giving away all of his possessions and money.
(a) End.
(b) Leave.
(c) Simplify.
(d) Start over in.

13. Hugo tells James that it is really ____________ who is in love with him, rather than who James loved.
(a) Magdalen.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Anna.
(d) Julia.

14. How did James break open the safe in order to get the money from Hugo's house?
(a) He didn't.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Listening with a stethoscope.
(d) He picked it.

15. James assumed his lost friend was just out ___________ and that he would return in a few days.
(a) With his wife.
(b) Playing his music.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Visiting friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the author of the book which had apparently won an award?

2. James forgot that the day was the announcement of the Prix Goncourt, the annual ______________ award.

3. Who was intent on hearing the orator's speech, so he silenced James when James intended to talk?

4. After Hugo left, James walked the streets of ___________, thinking about all of the things that he had heard.

5. _____________ seemed to be a separate being now to James, his memories of her had been transformed.

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