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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Stevens content to do?
(a) Swim
(b) Sit on a bench and think
(c) Wade in a pond
(d) Read

2. What had Miss Kenton brought to Stevens' office at Darlington Hall one day?
(a) Magazines
(b) New curtains
(c) Candy
(d) Fresh flowers

3. Under whom did Stevens train as a butler?
(a) The Queen's butler
(b) A professional services organization
(c) His own father
(d) His grandfather

4. To what does Stevens compare being asked about a former employer in the presence of a current one?
(a) Being caught shoplifting
(b) A divorced woman with her current husband present
(c) Being stopped by a police officer
(d) A student in the principal's office

5. What is the state of Miss Kenton's marriage?
(a) It has just ended
(b) It is stable
(c) She is a newlywed
(d) It is failing

6. What does the doctor do after attending to the elder Mr. Stevens?
(a) Has tea with Lord Darlington
(b) Writes out a bill
(c) Attends the French delegate who has a foot problem
(d) Plays golf with the delegates

7. Why does Miss Kenton interrupt the conference to beckon Stevens out of the room?
(a) Stevens' father collapsed and they are waiting for a doctor
(b) There is a phone call for the French representative
(c) There is not enough brandy for after dinner drinks
(d) The cook has burned the duck for dinner

8. What can be enjoyed at the top of the hill?
(a) Apples
(b) Poetry reading
(c) The most beautiful view in England
(d) A concert

9. Mr. Stevens is not comfortable with American ________________.
(a) sensibilities
(b) literature
(c) food
(d) customs

10. What is Mr. Stevens considering at point in time?
(a) Getting married
(b) Retiring
(c) Starting his own business
(d) Taking a road trip

11. What does this road trip supply for Stevens?
(a) A chance to meet new vendors
(b) A shopping excursion
(c) Time alone to ponder and reminisce
(d) A well-deserved vacation

12. What does Stevens tell his father after the accident?
(a) His father needs to see a doctor
(b) The elder Mr. Stevens can no longer work at Darlington
(c) The elder Mr. Stevens' duties have to be reassigned
(d) His father needs a month-long holiday

13. What quality does Stevens thinks makes a good butler?
(a) Fastidiousness
(b) Dignity
(c) Discretion
(d) Humility

14. When did Lord Darlington host a conference of important men from around the world?
(a) March 1939
(b) May 1925
(c) March 1923
(d) April 1923

15. What does Stevens think about in the time before breakfast?
(a) Buying an umbrella
(b) Getting directions
(c) Miss Kenton's letter
(d) A noise the car made

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Stevens' personality be described?

2. When Mr. Stevens encounters an old man on the road, what does the old man say?

3. What is Miss Kenton's name now that she is married?

4. According to Stevens, what is another characteristic of a great butler?

5. Where does Stevens go to admire some natural beauty?

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