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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Lord Marchmain's mistress?
(a) Nora
(b) Helena
(c) Philipa
(d) Cara

2. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1941
(b) 1943
(c) 1944
(d) 1939

3. What university is near Sebastian and Charles' school?
(a) Liverpool
(b) Cambridge
(c) York
(d) Oxford

4. What is Charles' rank in the army?
(a) Private
(b) Major
(c) Captain
(d) Sargeant

5. How do Charles and his troops get to England?
(a) By plane
(b) By marching
(c) By car
(d) By train

6. Why has Lady Marchmain hired Mr. Samgrass?
(a) To act as her escort
(b) To drive her around Oxford
(c) To moniter Sebastian's behavior
(d) To analzye Charles

7. How old was Lord Marchmain when he left the family home?
(a) Fifty
(b) Forty
(c) Forty five
(d) Sixty

8. Charles gives the army the characteristics of ___________.
(a) An ape
(b) A cat
(c) A woman
(d) A man

9. For what do the families want to prepare the young men?
(a) Priesthood
(b) Jobs in the public service
(c) Aristocracy
(d) Life in general

10. Where is Sebastian sick?
(a) Charles' room
(b) His sink
(c) The headmaster's room
(d) The kitchen

11. Between what wars does the book take place?
(a) The Korean War and the Vietnam War
(b) The Boer War and World War War I
(c) World War II and the Falklands War
(d) World War I and World War II

12. Who invites the two young men to a private party?
(a) Two professors
(b) A doctor
(c) Two women
(d) A policeman

13. To what does Charles compare his service?
(a) An ape
(b) An umbrella
(c) A child
(d) A husband

14. Who picks up Charles from the station?
(a) Lady Marchmain
(b) Julia
(c) Sebastian
(d) Rex

15. Rex is from ________.
(a) West Indies
(b) Canada
(c) USA
(d) Australia

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles take no interest in in his role with the army?

2. Which other character in this section warns Charles about Sebastian?

3. Which of the following is the name of one of Sebastian's friends?

4. What two words does Charles use to describe a woman's charm?

5. Julia departs for _________ when Charles arrives.

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