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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. What would Brenda's increased demands mean?
(a) Brenda could support her mother.
(b) Tony would have to go back to working as a lawyer.
(c) Tony would have to give up his estate at Hetton.
(d) Brenda could pay for a annulment instead of divorce.

2. Where are Tony and Milly going?
(a) To a seedy motel in Essex.
(b) To the seashore in Brighton.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To the Riviera.

3. Where is Tony at the opening to this chapter?
(a) In Paris.
(b) On a luxury cruise liner in the Mediterranean.
(c) Back at Hetton.
(d) On a boat to Trinidad.

4. To what sound does Tony awaken?
(a) To screams from the camp guides.
(b) To the snarl of a leopard.
(c) To native drums.
(d) To Messinger treating a wound from a vampire bat.

5. About what do the detectives warn Tony?
(a) About Milly's bad temper.
(b) To make sure he is careful with his wallet.
(c) That if Brenda sees him, she will have an even better chance of getting a great deal of money.
(d) About the child spoiling the appearance of infidelity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What young woman does Tony meet?

2. Why does Tony have to prove his infidelity?

3. What happens when Tony and Messinger awaken?

4. What are the legal ramifications of John Andrew's death?

5. Why is Jock appalled at Brenda's response?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has John Beaver fared through the saga of Tony and Brenda's failed marriage?

2. How is it that Tony seems to be the "bad" guy in a number of ways?

3. How does Tony manage to survive in the jungle?

4. Why do you think Tony decides to go away for awhile?

5. What are the indications that Tony may still be plagued by a "curse" or bad luck?

6. What is rather ironic about how divorce is treated in this era?

7. How does Reggie present the situation about Brenda to Tony?

8. How has Tony again entrusted his life to someone for whom that trust is not valid?

9. What is the symbolic significance of the first book that Tony reads?

10. How is the inadequacies of the social circle in which Brenda revolves evident with the death of John Andrew?

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