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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 the overall goal of the conference?
(a) Freeze German reparation payments and withdraw French troops
(b) Establish the United Nations
(c) Determine who should be the next ruler of Germany
(d) Discuss the demise of the British monarchy

2. Who is Mr. Stevens' current employer?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Margaret Thatcher
(c) Tony Blair
(d) Mr. Farraday

3. What does Mr. Faraday call Mr. Stevens when he learns of Mr. Stevens' plans to visit Miss Kenton?
(a) Delusional Fool
(b) Eternal Optimist
(c) Hopeless Romantic
(d) Ladies Man

4. To what does Stevens compare himself?
(a) His mentor
(b) The Queen's butler
(c) The great butlers of the past
(d) His father

5. Voicing his comparisons of himself to other butlers would be ____________.
(a) funny
(b) inappropriate
(c) timely
(d) vulgar

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the encounter with the old man at the forest symbolize Stevens' personality?

2. What book does Mr. Stevens consult before leaving on his trip?

3. Many people associated with the butler profession say that either a man has _______________________ or he does not.

4. How does Stevens feel about serving at Darlington Hall for so many years?

5. What does Mr. Stevens consider critical to his work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the role that integrity and contributions to society contribute toward making a household a great one.

2. What is the significance of the March 23 conference hosted by Lord Darlington?

3. How does the scene at the pond indicate Stevens' state of mind during his road trip?

4. What concerns does Mr. Cardinal have regarding Lord Darlington?

5. What does Stevens learn is the primary point to be accomplished at the conference?

6. How does the Day 6, Evening Chapter begin?

7. How has the elder Mr. Stevens affected Stevens and the relationship the two ultimately share?

8. What are the rumors related to Lard Darlington's sympathies for the Nazis?

9. In addition to his mental state, the pond scene also symbolizes Stevens' life as a whole. Explain.

10. What is the significance of the novel's final scene in which Stevens waits for the lights on the pier to come on?

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