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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Stephen avoid saying goodbye to when he leaves the Darke house?
(a) Mark.
(b) Louise.
(c) Charles.
(d) Thelma.

2. What is perfectly acceptable to do in the Authorized Child-Care Handbook?
(a) Bribe a child.
(b) Give a child food.
(c) Steal from a child.
(d) Teach a child rhymes.

3. Who does Stephen talk to at the school about Kate?
(a) A boy.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A girl.
(d) A priest.

4. What does Stephen ask Thelma if she has made any progress upon?
(a) Her music.
(b) Her book.
(c) Her singing.
(d) Her painting.

5. When the chauffeur refuses to stop, what does Stephen do?
(a) Grabs a hold of the wheel.
(b) Holds a gun to his head.
(c) Jumps out of the car.
(d) Fights him.

6. Where does Stephen find Charles hanging out when he follows Thelma's directions to find her husband?
(a) In a wooded area.
(b) In a cellar.
(c) In a meadow.
(d) In a pool.

7. What did Stephen do more of than he planned to on the birthday?
(a) Fight.
(b) Play.
(c) Cry.
(d) Spend.

8. What does Stephen start to learn in addition to playing tennis regularly?
(a) Music.
(b) How to forgive.
(c) A new language.
(d) How to cook.

9. How does Stephen avoid an accident with the truck?
(a) He honks the horn.
(b) He steers to the side.
(c) He jumps out of the car.
(d) He brakes hard.

10. Who had warned Stephen of the duplicity of the government and the committee previously?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His boss.

11. What is Charles acting like that scares Stephen?
(a) A politician.
(b) A schoolboy.
(c) A priest.
(d) A prostitute.

12. Who does Stephen think is Kate at the school?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Martha.
(c) Jane.
(d) Ruth.

13. What does the headmaster think Stephen could be?
(a) A convict.
(b) A madman.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A teacher.

14. Where is Stephen summoned to talk to the officer that came to the subcommittee formally?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The opera.
(c) The bookstore.
(d) The hallway.

15. When do meetings resume at the subcommittee that Stephen is glad to attend so he will have some structure to his life?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what kind of a room is the subcommittee's meeting on education held?

2. Who in the committee visits Stephen and gives him a book?

3. Where did Stephen enjoy going to school and playing outside as a child?

4. What does Stephen continue to work on, especially regarding Julie?

5. What memory does Stephen share with his parents that his mother agrees with, but his father disagrees with?

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