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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Sylvia offer to give Waterbury for breaking their date?
(a) Her mother is ill.
(b) She is having dinner with Bendrix.
(c) Bendrix needs her support.
(d) She has become ill.

2. What reason does Sylvia give for her knowledge of the grounds at Golders Green?
(a) Her father was cremated there two years earlier.
(b) She grew up near there.
(c) Her father worked at the crematorium.
(d) Her mother was cremated there recently.

3. Why does Sarah agree to continue to visit Richard Smythe?
(a) She feels sorry for him.
(b) She has nothing else to do.
(c) She is attracted to him.
(d) She wants to believe what he believes.

4. What reason does Smythe give Bendrix for no longer speaking on the Common?
(a) He is unsure of his religious beliefs.
(b) He is focusing only on home tutorials.
(c) He has been cured of his skin ailment.
(d) He has renounced his faith.

5. Why does Sarah write a letter to Henry?
(a) To tell him she is leaving him for Bendrix.
(b) To explain her love for him.
(c) To confess her affair with Bendrix.
(d) To tell him she is in love with Richard Smythe.

6. In Parkis' opinion, how do judges view private investigators?
(a) Positively.
(b) Negatively.
(c) Neutrally.
(d) Indifferently.

7. What does Bendrix set as his new writing goal for each day?
(a) 750 words.
(b) 500 words.
(c) 2,000 words.
(d) 1,000 words.

8. What about the Catholic church does Henry find "materialistic"?
(a) Transubstantiation.
(b) The ornate decoration.
(c) The statues of Mary.
(d) The statues of Christ.

9. What example does Bendrix use to try and convince Henry God is fictional?
(a) A three legged man with fish scales.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Sarah's cremation.
(d) A four legged man with fish scales.

10. What does Mrs. Bertram accuse Henry of?
(a) Not giving Sarah a Catholic funeral.
(b) Never loving Sarah.
(c) Driving Sarah into Bendrix's arms.
(d) Killing Sarah.

11. What about Richard Smythe does Sarah find beautiful?
(a) His scarred face.
(b) His hands.
(c) His confidence.
(d) His beliefs.

12. What distinction will a K.B.E. give Sarah and Henry?
(a) It will exempt them from taxes.
(b) It will place them closer to royalty.
(c) It will provide them with a luxurious home.
(d) It will make them a lord and lady.

13. Who does Sarah follow to the Pontefract Arms?
(a) Parkis.
(b) Henry.
(c) Richard Smythe.
(d) Bendrix.

14. What does Smythe actually believe cured his skin condition?
(a) Psychiatry and radium.
(b) Touching his cheek to Sarah's hair.
(c) Urticaria.
(d) Electric treatment.

15. Who is Bendrix surprised to see at Sarah's funeral?
(a) Henry.
(b) Sir William Mallock.
(c) Parkis.
(d) Richard Smythe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah want to stay in the church after Bendrix leaves?

2. Why is Henry afraid to go to sleep after Sarah dies?

3. Where does Bendrix suggest he and Sarah go away to when she leaves Henry?

4. Why is Waterbury surprised when Sylvia offers to escort Bendrix to Sarah's funeral?

5. Who is Bendrix preparing to write a biography of?

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