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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Stevens react to Miss Kenton's news?
(a) His hopes are dashed
(b) He pushes her to change her mind
(c) He walks away in silence
(d) He does not react at all

2. What is the mood of their parting?
(a) Relieved
(b) Abrupt
(c) Joyful
(d) Melancholy

3. What topic does Stevens bring up with Miss Kenton in the summerhouse?
(a) A party that Lord Darlington wants to host
(b) Her threat of resignation
(c) The menus for the week
(d) The attire of the downstairs staff

4. Why does Stevens chide Miss Kenton periodically?
(a) Because she has a secret admirer
(b) Because she is in love
(c) Because she did not resign as she threatened
(d) Because she has a new hairstyle

5. According to Stevens, Darlington Hall hosted ____________________________________.
(a) anyone who wanted an invitation
(b) Mussolini
(c) an occasional Nazi
(d) only the noblest people from British and world society

6. What does Miss Kenton report upon returning to Darlington Hall that evening?
(a) That she witnessed an accident in town
(b) That she has accepted a marriage proposal and will be leaving
(c) That her purse was stolen in town
(d) That a storm is brewing

7. What does Lisa leave for Miss Kenton?
(a) A pen
(b) A note
(c) A bouquet
(d) A book

8. What town does Stevens explore in the morning?
(a) London
(b) Glasgow
(c) Liverpool
(d) Taunton

9. Stevens mentions that some of Miss Kenton's letters in the past indicated that _________________________________.
(a) she was in love with Lord Darlington
(b) she was unhappy in her marriage
(c) she was in love with Stevens
(d) she never went through with the marriage

10. What is Stevens doing in the butler's pantry when Miss Kenton enters one evening?
(a) Drinking wine
(b) Having a snack
(c) Taking a nap
(d) Reading a book

11. What is Stevens doing in Day 6, Evening?
(a) Driving back to Darlington Hall
(b) Sitting on a bench at a pier
(c) Having dinner at the hotel
(d) Checking out of the hotel

12. What good news does Miss Kenton have about her daughter?
(a) She is expecting a child
(b) She just graduated college
(c) She is engaged to be married
(d) She has just received her law degree

13. Stevens adamantly denies that Lord Darlington had __________________________.
(a) an extramarital affair
(b) AIDS
(c) a gambling problem
(d) anti-Semite tendencies

14. What does the butler tell Stevens?
(a) Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
(b) An apple a day keeps the doctor away
(c) All's well that ends well
(d) The evening is the best part of the day

15. What can the doctor tell about Stevens by his demeanor?
(a) He is from Scotland
(b) He is apprehensive
(c) He is a manservant
(d) He is an educated man

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stevens not allow himself to do regarding Lord Darlington?

2. What does Stevens ponder again?

3. What does Stevens decide about the answer to #113?

4. What did some of the dinner guests later say about Lord Darlington?

5. What beverage do Stevens and Miss Kenton enjoy each evening?

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