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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the narrator apprehensive about opening the suitcases and reading Fanshawe's work?
(a) He has too much of his own work to do and is worried about the time it will take.
(b) He worries that he will read something very personal about Sophie and Fanshawe's relationship.
(c) He remembers that Fanshawe liked to write about things that did not interest him.
(d) He doesn't want Fanshawe's work to be bad, but neither does he want it to be good.

2. In the story The Locked Room, when did the narrator meet Fanshawe?
(a) Seven years ago.
(b) In college.
(c) In second grade.
(d) When they were babies.

3. What is absent from amongst Fanshawe's writings in the suitcase?
(a) Letters and diaries.
(b) Plays.
(c) Novels.
(d) Poetry.

4. What does Fanshawe's mother offer the narrator to help him with his project?
(a) Letters, photographs, and documents.
(b) Fanshawe's diary.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Money.

5. What does the narrator decide from the beginning that he will omit from his book?
(a) Fanshawe's marriage.
(b) Fanshawe's parents.
(c) Fanshawe's letter to the narrator.
(d) Fanshawe's childhood.

6. Where does the narrator go at the end of Chapter 7 without Sophie and Ben?
(a) London.
(b) Ireland.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Paris.

7. What conclusion does the narrator draw from the examples of La Chère and Da Ponte?
(a) Cheaters never prosper.
(b) Believe in the impossible.
(c) Hard work equals success.
(d) Lives make no sense.

8. What is the name of the bartender with whom Blue has occasional conversations when he slips out to a bar?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Violet.
(d) Red.

9. In the narrator's recollection about second grade, to whom does Fanshawe give the present intended for the birthday boy?
(a) His girlfriend.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Dennis Walden.
(d) His mother.

10. What form of payment does White send to Blue?
(a) Gold doubloons.
(b) A personal check.
(c) Cash.
(d) A postal money order.

11. When he began his writing career, what had the narrator of The Locked Room hoped to become?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A novelist.
(c) A literary critic.
(d) A poet.

12. While living in Paris, what appliance does Fanshawe give as a gift to his elderly friend Ivan?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A blender.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) An electric range.

13. Where is the apartment located that the narrator, Sophie and Ben move into after their marriage?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Riverside Drive.
(c) Park Avenue.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

14. According to Jane Fanshawe, how did the narrator and Fanshawe compare physically as children?
(a) They looked like brothers, almost twins.
(b) They looked very different.
(c) The narrator was much thinner than Fanshawe.
(d) Fanshawe was much taller than the narrator.

15. What disease does Fanshawe's father have?
(a) AIDS.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Gout.

Short Answer Questions

1. The images of which two historical figures are inspirational to Blue when he visits the churchyard?

2. When was the last time the narrator can remember seeing Fanshawe?

3. What is the impulse driving the narrator in Chapter 7 of The Locked Room?

4. What do the narrator and Jane Fanshawe do before the narrator leaves to return to his family?

5. What does Sophie consider to be the problem in her relationship with the narrator?

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