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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While eating lunch what does Sarah tell Bendrix she is concerned about?
(a) Bendrix's continued love for her.
(b) Her health.
(c) Her feelings about Bendrix.
(d) Henry's demeanor.

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

3. What is Bendrix surprised to learn from reading Sarah's diary?
(a) That she missed him when they could not see each other.
(b) That she loved him.
(c) That she never wanted to leave him.
(d) That she never loved him.

4. Who does Bendrix believe Mr. Smythe to be?
(a) A colleague of Henry's.
(b) A Catholic priest.
(c) Sarah's lover.
(d) Sarah's spiritual advisor.

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

6. Which of the following situations involving the investigator is Bendrix NOT concerned about?
(a) Henry paying for the investigation.
(b) His landlady answering the investigator's phone calls.
(c) The investigator will pity him.
(d) The investigator dirtying his writing paper.

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

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

9. What religion does Richard Smythe preach?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Nonconformism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) None. He is a rational atheist.

10. What was the first thing Bendrix noticed about Sarah at the party where they met?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her devotion to Henry.
(c) Her happiness.
(d) Her beauty.

11. Where does Parkis say in his report that he followed Sarah to?
(a) A Catholic church.
(b) An apartment on Cedar Road.
(c) A party.
(d) The courthouse.

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

13. What scene from the movie adaptation of his novel does Bendrix say moves him?
(a) The couple beginning their affair.
(b) The couple holding hands innocently.
(c) The couple in the cheap restaurant.
(d) The couple's dialogue.

14. What does Bendrix see in the newspaper that sparks his desire for Sarah?
(a) A picture of Sarah alone at a movie premiere.
(b) An article about adultery.
(c) A picture of Henry and her at a movie premiere.
(d) An article about Henry's job promotion.

15. According to Henry, how does Sarah now feel about Bendrix?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She is ambivalent towards him.
(c) She is very fond of him.
(d) She is deeply in love with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bendrix go to the basement alone when the V1 strikes near his apartment?

2. What code word do Sarah and Bendrix use during their affair to refer to love and sex?

3. What signals Sarah and Bendrix that Henry has returned home?

4. How did Bendrix originally meet Sarah?

5. How does Sarah react to Bendrix as a writer?

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