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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author suggest return the book unread to where they got it?
(a) Readers who hate animals.
(b) Readers who hate America.
(c) Readers who are easily upset.
(d) Readers who are bigots.

2. What did Sir Francis once work as?
(a) A diplomat.
(b) A cartoonist.
(c) An accountant.
(d) The chief scriptwriter for a studio.

3. What does Aimée think when Dennis gasps?
(a) It is admiration of her work.
(b) He is overcome with emotion at Sir Francis' death.
(c) He thinks Sir Francis looks ridiculous.
(d) He is ill.

4. How was his book received?
(a) It received very poor reviews.
(b) He never published a book.
(c) It won literary prizes.
(d) It was virtually ignored.

5. Where is Sir Francis' body?
(a) At the police headquarters for a final disposition.
(b) In the Iris room.
(c) In the slumber room.
(d) Already at the church.

6. Who is delivering Sir Francis' corpse to the cosmetician?
(a) Mr. Schultz.
(b) Mr. Joyboy.
(c) Mr. Kenworthy.
(d) Miss Lovesick.

7. How is Mr. Joyboy's work as an embalmer considered?
(a) Good.
(b) Acceptable.
(c) Outstanding.
(d) Mediocre.

8. About whom does Dennis come to Hollywood to do a screenplay?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Shelly.
(c) Blake.
(d) Keats.

9. Besides cats, dogs and birds, what is one other animal Dennis has seen come through?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Ferret.
(c) Bear.
(d) Coyote.

10. What is the name of the funeral home where Dennis goes?
(a) Whispering Hope.
(b) Eternal Rest.
(c) Last Rest.
(d) Whispering Glades.

11. What does Mr. Joyboy say puts a smile on his face?
(a) Making a homely person look beautiful.
(b) Perfecting his colors on a corpse.
(c) Seeing Aimée apply make-up so artistically.
(d) Knowing a corpse is going to Aimée.

12. Who is Mr. Joyboy?
(a) A young man who comes in to buy a casket for his wife and child.
(b) An elderly man who comes in to buy a casket for his wife.
(c) The janitor at the funeral home.
(d) The man who will make Sir Francis look wonderful.

13. Who is not pleased about Dennis' responsibilities concerning Sir Francis?
(a) Sir Ambrose.
(b) Mr. Schultz.
(c) Sir Francis' ex-wife.
(d) Miss Rozwell.

14. What does Dennis feel about Sir Francis' corpse?
(a) It is a parody of Hollywood.
(b) It is serene looking.
(c) It is horrific and inhuman.
(d) He looks unhappy.

15. With what is Sir Francis having difficulty?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) The makeover of Juanita del Pablo.
(c) His eldest son.
(d) His current wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dennis go from the church?

2. What is Sir Ambrose's profession?

3. What is one natural scene described in Chapter 1?

4. How does Dennis handle finding Sir Francis?

5. Where is Dennis escorted when he calls on the funeral home the day before the service of Sir Francis?

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