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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Max tell Serena?
(a) The ghosts become real.
(b) Keep her professional and private lives separate.
(c) Leave his office.
(d) Mind her own business.

2. What does Serena sort through in Chapter 6 looking for clues?
(a) File folders.
(b) File cabinet.
(c) Books.
(d) Newspapers.

3. What type of car does Neil Carder have?
(a) 1960 Cadillac.
(b) 1959 Bentley.
(c) 1962 Lincoln.
(d) 1957 Mercedes.

4. In Chapter 3, how long is Serena out of the room before her interviewers tells her she has the job?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

5. What happens in the story from the Kenyon Review in Chapter 8 when Edmund wants to reunite with his wife?
(a) His lover stalks his family.
(b) He cannot give up his lover.
(c) He gets sick.
(d) He cheats on his wife again.

6. In Chapter 9 in the last nine months, how many girls have become engaged to men in the Service?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

7. In Chapter 9, where does Serena remember that the gossip said that Shirley had been summoned?
(a) 7th floor.
(b) 6th floor.
(c) 5th floor.
(d) 4th floor.

8. In Chapter 6 in a newspaper article from 1972, when had unemployment been at a similar high level?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1937.

9. In Chapter 7, how long was the Service prepared to finance someone working on a novel with the right type of views?
(a) 1-3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 1-2 years.
(d) 2 years.

10. How many pages is the story that Serena reads in Chapter 8 from the Kenyon Review?
(a) 35.
(b) 39.
(c) 25.
(d) 28.

11. In Chapter 3, what was Serena's first week's pay after deductions?
(a) 16 pounds 20 pence.
(b) 14 pounds 30 pence.
(c) 15 pounds 30 pence.
(d) 18 pounds 20 pence.

12. How does Max look when Serena tells him that she thinks she is being followed in Chapter 10?
(a) Tired and discouraged.
(b) Shocked and mad.
(c) Old and hard.
(d) Angry and frustrated.

13. In Chapter 8, what are the names of the two brothers in the story Serena reads in the Kenyon Review?
(a) Edmund and Giles.
(b) Robert and Andrew.
(c) Franklin and George.
(d) David and William.

14. In Chapter 7, how many men are in Harry Tapp's office when Serena arrives?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

15. In Chapter 3, what is the name of the girl that Serena becomes friends with?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Melinda.
(c) Anna.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many anti-communist columns does Serene write for before she is let go?

2. In Chapter 7, who will Serena be working with for codename Sweet Tooth?

3. What bookmark does Serena have in Chapter 5 that Tony gave her?

4. How many books a week does Serena read in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Shirley say that she will do when she leaves the Service?

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