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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening with Briony's cousins that causes them to come to stay with her family for the time being?
(a) The parents are divorcing
(b) Their parents are dead
(c) Their parents are on a vacation
(d) Their parents are ill

2. What does Emily make sure the children have done before she retreats?
(a) Eat a sensible lunch
(b) Do their homework
(c) Clean their rooms
(d) Take a bath

3. Who is the older sister of Emily that she describes as precocious and scheming?
(a) Cecilia
(b) Hermione
(c) Arabella
(d) Randalia

4. At what age does Briony write her first short story, allowing for the beginning of her life's writing escapades?
(a) 12
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 10

5. Why does Emily retreat to her bedroom every afternoon?
(a) To take drugs
(b) To see her lover
(c) To hide from her life
(d) To avoid a migraine

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily want to turn the roast into for Leon's arrival?

2. Who comes to the doorway of Lola and her brothers to introduce themselves?

3. Who was a war hero whose funeral Cecilia barely remembers?

4. What is the unthinkable obscenity that the answer to question #52 utters?

5. What does Cecilia carry up to the guest room?

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