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

2. What image does Sarah use to refer to a place where there is no love?
(a) A desert.
(b) A mine field.
(c) A train.
(d) A war.

3. What does Bendrix encourage Henry to do with Parkis' reports?
(a) Burn them.
(b) Save them in case he decides to divorce Sarah.
(c) Read them to discover Sarah's affair.
(d) Confront Sarah with them.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Bendrix believe Mr. Smythe to be?

3. Who is Parkis' son named after?

4. Why is Parkis intent on Bendrix returning the letter from Sarah that he got from her maid?

5. What does Sarah see that alerts her that Bendrix is caught under the door after the bombing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Richard Smythe take from Sarah's death bed? How does Bendrix react?

2. What argument against Christianity does Smythe while speaking on the Commons?

3. Why does Bendrix become suspicious when Sarah uses the word "always" when describing the squeaking stair in her home?

4. Why does Bendrix begin to doubt that his story is one of hatred in this chapter?

5. What does Bendrix do after reading the letter Parkis got from Sarah's garbage can to prove to himself he is no longer in love with her? Is he successful?

6. What does Bendrix tell Father Crompton he hates?

7. Describe the Bolton case Parkis refers to

8. Why does Sarah become upset with herself for referring to God as "dear"?

9. What is the Cophetua complex? What does it have to do with Bendrix and Sarah?

10. What exchange do Parkis and Henry have after Sarah's death?

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