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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. Besides being fiction, how else is the story described in the paragraph that is set before Chapter 1?
(a) A little nightmare.
(b) A slice of the good life.
(c) A cloudy view of reality.
(d) A look at the rotten core of life.

2. Through what does Dennis have to pass in order to reach the reception area in the mortuary?
(a) Nothing; the reception area is right when he walks inside the building.
(b) Several florist rooms.
(c) Several rooms full of grieving persons.
(d) Several rooms of caskets.

3. Who is Wilbur Kenworthy?
(a) A homeless man whose corpse is being prepared at the funeral home.
(b) A famous poet.
(c) A man who dreams of happiness.
(d) An embalmer at the Eternal Rest home.

4. What church does the recording that Dennis plays discuss?
(a) Church of the Saved.
(b) St. Peter-without-the-walls.
(c) St. Paul's.
(d) St. Henry's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Aimée Thanatogenos?

2. Who is Dennis' boss?

3. What is the name of the funeral home where Dennis goes?

4. What does Mr. Schultz say he needs from Dennis more than good ideas?

5. Where does Dennis decide Sir Francis should go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dennis accomplish during his time in Italy?

2. Who arrives and what does he say to Sir Francis?

3. About what does the author warn readers?

4. With what makeover is Sir Francis having difficulty?

5. Why does the prospect of a visit to Whispering Glades fascinate Dennis?

6. What does Dennis find when he enters the Slumber Room?

7. What does Sir Francis Hinsley say about Americans?

8. What does Sir Francis learn when he next arrives at the studio?

9. Describe the Orchid Room when Dennis visits Whispering Glades the day before Sir Francis' funeral.

10. What does the opening to Chapter 1 describe?

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