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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 does Emily need to don in order to go to see Briony and to comfort her?
(a) Her wool blanket
(b) Sunglasses
(c) A shawl
(d) A long coat

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

3. What does Briony think she should have done for her brother?
(a) Made him a medal
(b) Written a poem
(c) Written a story
(d) Nothing

4. Where does Briony see Robbie and Cecilia talking?
(a) Nursery
(b) Fountain
(c) Library
(d) Kitchen

5. What is Cecilia's nickname?
(a) Cee
(b) She doesn't have one
(c) Cilly
(d) Ceecee

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lola see Briony, thus realizing that the play is dead?

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

3. What has Leon seen Briony doing by the lake?

4. Who does Robbie ask to bring the note to Cecilia instead of bringing it to her himself?

5. Briony often wonders if others think about life's _________ as much as she does.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cecilia's father disapprove of which she does in spite of this disapproval?

2. What does Briony imagine is happening when she sees Robbie and Cecilia are out at the fountain?

3. Who pronounces the unthinkable word, "divorce?"

4. What does Lola ask of Marshall in as grown-up a manner as she can muster?

5. What are some of the things that Robbie's tiny office contains?

6. Where does Briony imagine herself to be?

7. What causes Cecilia to stop fixing the vase?

8. Why does Cecilia not go to the kitchen to fill up the vase with water?

9. What does Emily think will prevent Cecilia from finding a husband?

10. What mystery does Briony begin to contemplate as she is looking at her hand?

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