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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dennis find difficult to believe when he first worked in Hollywood studios?
(a) That the sets were mere facades.
(b) That the drama in real life was more melodramatic than in films.
(c) That there was no loyalty whatsoever.
(d) That the actors were so childish.

2. Why is the person not pleased about Dennis' responsibilities?
(a) The Happier Hunting Ground is very busy.
(b) He thinks an older man should be responsible.
(c) She wanted to pick out Sir Francis' coffin.
(d) She wanted to spit on her deceased ex-husband.

3. What is the base like upon which Sir Francis' coffin is resting?
(a) Polished maple.
(b) Polished marble.
(c) Bare.
(d) Covered in flowers.

4. How is the cosmetician described?
(a) As dark haired, pale, and greenish eyes.
(b) As the consummate blond.
(c) As vampirish.
(d) As gothic.

5. What did Dennis do in World War II?
(a) He was in the Transport Command in Italy.
(b) He was a bomber pilot.
(c) He was an ambulance driver in England.
(d) He was not qualified to be in the military.

6. In what room does the cosmetician work?
(a) The Red Room.
(b) The Orchid Room.
(c) The White Room.
(d) The Iris Room.

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

8. About what does Ambrose admonish Sir Francis?
(a) To be careful about speaking of Americans badly.
(b) To watch his investments in the film industry.
(c) To stay in better communication.
(d) To not expect too much from a woman he is expecting to meet.

9. Who is Sir Francis Hinsley?
(a) The elder of the two Englishmen.
(b) The director of a play in which the two Englishmen are acting.
(c) The younger of the two Englishmen.
(d) A person about whom the two Englishmen are making disparaging remarks.

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

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

12. What does Sir Francis' immediate supervisor tell him to do?
(a) Come back in one week.
(b) Start a new screenplay.
(c) See the next highest boss.
(d) Get rid of his Juanita work.

13. What does Sir Ambrose ask of Dennis?
(a) To find something that Sir Francis wrote to read at the funeral.
(b) To give Sir Ambrose a particular pen that belonged to Sir Francis.
(c) To keep it out of the papers that Sir Francis kills himself.
(d) To notify Sir Francis' two children.

14. What is poorly received by the studio heads?
(a) The new anti-communist guidelines.
(b) A screen-play about a pet coyote.
(c) The biography that Sir Francis writes.
(d) A screen-play about a large woman.

15. What does Dennis decide to do for the funeral?
(a) Get his hair cut.
(b) Write something to be read.
(c) Wear one of Sir Francis' suits.
(d) Rent a suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dennis handle finding Sir Francis?

2. What does Dennis hear in the room where he is led?

3. About what does Sir Ambrose give a speech?

4. What is Dennis Barlow taking care of according to the Englishmen talking?

5. Where is Sir Francis' body?

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