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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. According to Briony, "Writing is a form of _____."
(a) Flight
(b) Fantasy
(c) Reality
(d) Therapy

2. How many years did Robbie spend in jail for his crimes, according to the narrative?
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3 and a half
(d) 2 and a half

3. Who is pacing from room to room with a cigarette and wringing a handkerchief?
(a) Emily
(b) Cecilia
(c) Leon
(d) Jack

4. On whose cheek does Robbie notice a scratch when they are all sitting down to dinner?
(a) Briony
(b) Cecilia
(c) Marshall
(d) Leon

5. Who says to Cecilia that they want to be in Briony's play and that is why they are upset?
(a) Jackson
(b) Pierrot
(c) Lola
(d) Briony

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the character that startles Briony as she is trying to write another story for her brother?

2. What does Lola declare Robbie to be after Briony reveals the contents of the letter Robbie wrote for Cecilia?

3. What is Jack actually doing when he calls up with the answer to #136?

4. What is the color of the dress Cecilia finally chooses to wear to dinner?

5. Who do the twins blame for having to be in the house of the Tallis family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who approaches Cecilia as she is changing for dinner?

2. Who are the three stragglers that are moving toward a bombed out house as they attempt to find a shortcut to the sea?

3. What does Leon have to say about England in hot weather?

4. How does Briony escape Cecelia's questioning?

5. Who interrupts Briony as she is trying to write a new story?

6. What does Briony think Cecilia is telling Leon when Briony sees them walking together a distance away?

7. What is Cecilia doing in response to the attack?

8. Where does Cecilia run off to in order to be free of her mother?

9. Why is Betty furious with Emily?

10. How does Cecilia react to Robbie's apology to her about the note?

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