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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sarah confess to Bendrix while they are eating sandwiches in her living room?
(a) She loves him more than she has ever loved anyone before.
(b) She has never loved Henry.
(c) Henry is sexually impotent.
(d) She wants to marry Bendrix.

3. What happens to the man with the small boy when Bendrix begins staring at him?
(a) He spills his beer.
(b) He turns away.
(c) His son spills his drink.
(d) He becomes flustered.

4. Who is Parkis' son named after?
(a) Parkis.
(b) King Arthur.
(c) Sir Lancelot.
(d) Galahad.

5. What does Bendrix tell Henry is the only thing Sarah could do with him that she couldn't with her husband?
(a) Have sex.
(b) Speak honestly.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Go out on dates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bendrix tell Miss Smythe his name is?

2. What does Sarah think has happened to Bendrix when she first sees him after the bomb strikes?

3. How does Bendrix reply to Parkis' request for comments on the letter found in Sarah's waste basket?

4. What role does Bendrix say Henry had in his affair with Sarah?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sarah not realize about Henry's crying?

2. Who does Bendrix notice attended Sarah's funeral?

3. Why does Smythe end up calling Bendrix after seeing him?

4. What alerts Bendrix and Sarah that the air attack on London is "something new"?

5. What is the "gist" of the final prayer Bendrix makes in the novel?

6. Describe the Bolton case Parkis refers to

7. What does Bendrix tell Father Crompton he hates?

8. What is unusual about Richard Smythe's appearance?

9. Why is Bendrix reminded "this is what hope feels like" after talking with Sarah on the phone?

10. Why doesn't Sarah rescue Bendrix when the door of his apartment building falls on him?

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