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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeremy do in Lublin that is so uncharacteristic of him?
(a) He gets very drunk and passes out.
(b) He asks Jenny to marry him on the spot.
(c) He shouts to the people around him that he is in love.
(d) He kisses Jenny spontaneously and professes his love.

2. What was Bernard's attitude towards the insect and, as he understands now, most things and June?
(a) Humorous and carefree.
(b) Unemotional and arrogant.
(c) Loving and highly emotional.
(d) Unresponsive and quiet.

3. When the father of the small boy at dinner lights a cigarette, why does that give Jeremy a tiny bit of relief?
(a) He knows the man will not bother him.
(b) The cigarette will not light.
(c) The man's hands are a little shaky.
(d) He hopes he can borrow a cigarette from him.

4. While Jeremy is eating dinner at the hotel, who are the other guests in the dining room with him?
(a) A large Italian family.
(b) A small family and a lone woman.
(c) One other man and a small family.
(d) A lone woman and a little boy.

5. Jeremy hears a running conversation in his head while in the bergerie, alone. Who is talking in his head?
(a) June and Bernard.
(b) June and Jenny.
(c) Sally and Jean.
(d) Jenny and he.

6. Why was Jeremy hesitant to visit Majdanek?
(a) He was reluctant to spend the money.
(b) He had been to Belsen once and that was enough for him.
(c) He did not have the time.
(d) He did not understand why anyone would go there.

7. When Jenny told Jeremy she considered him a friend and touched his hand, what happened next?
(a) He told her he had a girlfriend in England.
(b) He stood still, not knowing what to do.
(c) He backed away.
(d) He kissed her.

8. In Part Two, what news does Bernard have when he calls Jeremy and Jenny at home?
(a) He is leaving for a vacation in Germany.
(b) He was getting remarried soon.
(c) He is very ill and may be dying.
(d) The Berlin Wall is coming down.

9. In Part Two when Bernard questions Jeremy about what June spoke of when they discussed the memoir, what does he ask?
(a) If she had turned back to Communism in the end.
(b) Whether religion was something she really believed in.
(c) How she felt about dying alone.
(d) If she spoke about their lives in a very personal way.

10. When Jeremy asks Bernard if he wants to sit and rest for a while as they make their way to a cafe, why does Bernard leave his side?
(a) To go towards a man with a Communist flag who is holding up traffic.
(b) To hurry towards the cafe on his own.
(c) To chat with the American soldiers.
(d) To make a speech about Communism's fall to small crowd.

11. What does Mme. Auriac give the little boy who got hurt?
(a) An ice pack.
(b) Bandages.
(c) A cold soda.
(d) Ice cream.

12. What was Jeremy's reason for his five hour walk to the dolmen?
(a) To consider his relationship with Jenny.
(b) To exercise in a spot he knew well.
(c) To recreate Bernard and June's love before their big quarrel began.
(d) To allign himself with nature the way June and Bernard once did.

13. In Part Two, what does Bernard say he misses most about June?
(a) Her laughter.
(b) Her seriousness about life.
(c) Her carefree spirit.
(d) Her ability to cope with stress.

14. What is the name of the Hotel des Tilleuls' owner?
(a) Danielle Bertrand.
(b) Maurice Navacelles.
(c) Francois Gauloises.
(d) Monique Auriac.

15. What happens to the boy having dinner at the hotel?
(a) He throws up his dinner.
(b) He is beaten by his father.
(c) He is attacked by dogs.
(d) He faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jenny and Jeremy visited Majdanek, how long was it before they spoke to one another?

2. What is the name of the woman in the crowd who Bernard notes looks a little bit like June?

3. How long did Bernard stay in the Communist Party?

4. What does Bernard tell Jeremy they are standing near when they come upon a very large hole?

5. When does Jeremy state he intended to originally end the memoir he is writing?

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