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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Val feel out of place with her new boyfriend's group of friends?
(a) She has more money than they do.
(b) She is prettier than they are.
(c) She is much poorer than they are.
(d) She is older than they are.

2. Why does the person Alec is asking for a job tell him he has hesitations for hiring him?
(a) Alec seems not to have a good grasp of grammar.
(b) Alec seems like a hothead.
(c) Alec wears glasses and glasses are not allowed in the job.
(d) He knew Alec's father and never liked him.

3. Which writer pushes past Alec on the picket line in Part II?
(a) Richard Rigley.
(b) Mick Henley.
(c) Hugo Cornford.
(d) Farrington Blane.

4. Which of the following does Val dislike about her weekend away with a new boyfriend?
(a) The scooter he drives.
(b) The location of the cabin in the woods.
(c) The fact that they are going to a lake and she can not swim.
(d) His sideburns.

5. Who does Vern make fun of in the restaurant that makes McLeish uncomfortable?
(a) The King.
(b) A famous writer.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The General.

6. What kind of work does Alec do when he becomes an adult in Part I?
(a) Financial planning.
(b) Typesetting.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Architecture.

7. How old is McLeish when Vern takes him to lunch?
(a) 30.
(b) 17.
(c) 24.
(d) 19.

8. What type of musical performance does Vern love?
(a) Musical theater.
(b) Opera.
(c) Rock concerts.
(d) Choir performances.

9. What does Vern ask of McLeish in Part I?
(a) For him to come to the opera with Vern.
(b) For him to do a television ad for Vern's business.
(c) For him to invest in Vern's businsess.
(d) To use his name to promote his business.

10. What does Mike give to Val that makes her feel funny?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A flower.
(c) A drug.
(d) A drink.

11. What does Alec bring to his older son's room to wake him up in Part II?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Tea.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Coffee.

12. What event does Ben's father take him to in Part I?
(a) A dog race.
(b) A sailing race.
(c) A sporting event.
(d) A choir performance.

13. When does the bombing that kills the five children, and many more people, happen in the start of this novel?
(a) September 1939.
(b) November 1944.
(c) May 1941.
(d) January 1942.

14. Who tries to deter the person who refuses to pay Ben for his fare on the bus in Part II from fighting Ben?
(a) Val.
(b) Betty.
(c) Florence.
(d) Jo.

15. What poster does Ben think initially starts his mental obsession with cannibalism?
(a) The poster for the movie called Survive!
(b) The poster for the choir performance in Durham.
(c) The poster at the surgeon's office.
(d) The poster advertising ham at the butcher's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Vern and McLeish order for lunch?

2. Who sells Ben drugs regularly?

3. Where does Jo perform in Part II?

4. How is the person who refuses to pay Ben for his fare dressed in Part II?

5. What area of London does the major bombing happen in?

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