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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fred Turner travels to London to research a long poem by whom?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) William Butler Yeats.
(c) Robert Browning.
(d) John Gay.

2. What phrase does not capture Fred's father's feelings toward Roo?
(a) She is a wonderful horseback rider.
(b) He doesn't like her socially provocative photography.
(c) She is warm-hearted.
(d) She is good-looking.

3. Who thinks Fred getting involved with Rosemary is a mistake?
(a) Roo.
(b) The Vogelers.
(c) Vinnie.
(d) Mrs. Harris.

4. When a bulky, balding, Western-attired man seated on the aisle asks to look at a newspaper lying on the seat between him and Vinnie, what magazine does Vinnie bury herself in to avoid conversation?
(a) Esquire.
(b) Better Homes and Gardens.
(c) GQ.
(d) Vogue.

5. What does Fred lie to Vinnie about?
(a) His writing going well.
(b) His relationship with Rosemary.
(c) He says she is attractive.
(d) His relationship with Roo.

6. What about Chuck awakens Fido from hibernation?
(a) His health.
(b) His attire.
(c) His smell.
(d) His whininess.

7. Vinnie's research is comparing the Play-Rhymes of which two cultures?
(a) Russian and German.
(b) American and Russian.
(c) British and German.
(d) British and American.

8. Who is the man sitting next to Vinnie on the airplane in Chapter 1?
(a) Charles "Chuck" Mumpson.
(b) James Billings.
(c) Fred Turner.
(d) Edwin Francis.

9. Which description does not describe the man sitting next to Vinnie on the airplane?
(a) A waste-disposal engineer.
(b) A father of two grown children.
(c) A widower.
(d) A University of Oklahoma alumnus.

10. Chuck says Little Lord Fauntleroy has reminded him of his grandfather's tales about what?
(a) The 1966 World Cup.
(b) An English Ancestor.
(c) A Scottish king.
(d) Play-Rhymes.

11. What does Jane write?
(a) Science Fiction.
(b) Horror.
(c) Biographies.
(d) Children's fiction.

12. On the way to Rosemary's party, where does Fred pause?
(a) Kensington Gardens.
(b) Big Ben.
(c) The Royal Albert Hall.
(d) The Rainbow Theater.

13. Which room in Rosemary's house has Mrs. Harris left in shambles?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The guestroom.

14. When does Fred see Rosemary in the lobby of the theater in Chapter 4?
(a) Before the show.
(b) At intermission.
(c) At a meet and greet event.
(d) After the show.

15. Why does Vinnie "borrow" things from public places when things go badly?
(a) They were hers to begin with.
(b) She is a compulsive shoplifter.
(c) She is a miser.
(d) She believes life owes her something.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rings Vinnie's doorbell at 11 PM?

2. What does Vinnie contemplate on her bus ride home from Fortnum & Mason's in Chapter 3?

3. When parting, Vinnie and the man who sat next to her exchange what?

4. To what type of party has Fred accepted Vinnie's invitation?

5. Where is Fred going for dinner in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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