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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bendrix focused on his newspaper when Sarah arrives at lunch?
(a) He is reading an interesting article.
(b) He is hiding from Parkis.
(c) He is trying to not attract attention.
(d) He does not want to watch the door.

2. Where does Bendrix take Sarah on their first "date"?
(a) To the theatre.
(b) To a museum.
(c) To a reading from one of his books.
(d) To a movie adaptation of one of his books.

3. Who does Sarah notice for the first time while waiting on the Common for Bendrix?
(a) Lance, Parkis' son.
(b) Henry.
(c) Parkis.
(d) Richard Smythe.

4. What is Henry's opinion of onions?
(a) He will only eat them with steaks.
(b) He hates them.
(c) He has no opinion of onions.
(d) He loves them.

5. When Bendrix first meets him how long does Henry say he and Sarah have been married?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

6. Who lives in the apartment Sarah has been visiting at 16 Cedar Road?
(a) One of Henry's colleagues.
(b) Parkis.
(c) Mr. Smythe and his sister.
(d) Bendrix.

7. What does Parkis suggest Bendrix pose as when he visits Mr. Smythe?
(a) An injured husband.
(b) A priest.
(c) A man with a sick child.
(d) A meter inspector.

8. Who is the Maurice that Sarah refers to in her diary?
(a) Parkis.
(b) Bendrix.
(c) Henry.
(d) A colleague of Henry's.

9. How does Sarah react to Bendrix as a writer?
(a) She acknowledges his profession and leaves it at that.
(b) She asks several questions about his books.
(c) She gushes about his books.
(d) She criticizes his latest book.

10. What does Sarah promise God she will do if He spares Bendrix's life?
(a) She will devote her life to Christianity.
(b) She will leave him (Bendrix).
(c) She will go to church.
(d) She will divorce Henry.

11. Who was responsible for facilitating Bendrix and Sarah's first night of intimacy (in Bendrix's opinion)?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Lewis, the Liberal from Wales.
(c) Parkis.
(d) Henry.

12. Where had Parkis been when Bendrix and Lance went to the Smythes' apartment?
(a) At the Parkis' home.
(b) Outside of 16 Cedar Lane.
(c) At a party at the Miles' house.
(d) Meeting with the Miles' maid.

13. Why is Bendrix excused from military service during the war?
(a) He has one leg that is shorter than the other.
(b) Henry pulls strings for him at the Department of Home Security.
(c) He is a writer and writers are exempt from service.
(d) He signs up for civil duty.

14. What does Bendrix agree to do to help Henry?
(a) Follow Sarah.
(b) Visit a lawyer.
(c) Visit a private investigator.
(d) Talk with Sarah.

15. Why does Bendrix go to the basement alone when the V1 strikes near his apartment?
(a) To check and see if his landlady is there before Sarah joins him.
(b) Sarah is hiding under his bed.
(c) To clear a path for Sarah to get to the basement.
(d) Sarah has left to go back to Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry eat for lunch at the club while dining with Bendrix?

2. How does Sarah expect Bendrix to react when she arrives late to meet him one afternoon?

3. How does Henry react when Bendrix tells him he contacted Savage?

4. What does Sarah do with the letter Bendrix sends to her after she leaves him?

5. Why does Parkis ask Bendrix to write to Mr. Savage?

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