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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Charles has a fascination with simple ___________ as a part of his life in this seaside community.
(a) Women
(b) Food
(c) Movies
(d) Books

2. ___________ is the self-important Irishman is the most important friend in Charles's life.
(a) Gilbert
(b) Titus
(c) Peregrine
(d) Fitch

3. Charles introduces himself as an extremely successful man of the British __________.
(a) Theater
(b) Parliament
(c) Engineering
(d) Military

4. Who drives Charles to London in order to take him away from his situation with Hartley?
(a) Rosina
(b) Lizzie
(c) Fitch
(d) Gilbert

5. Charles is _____________ at seeing Hartley again, according to his writing.
(a) Angry
(b) Nervous
(c) Happy
(d) Shocked

6. _____________ was the passionate and the very talented former over from Charles's past.
(a) Rosina
(b) Hartley
(c) Lizzie
(d) Clement

7. What does Peregrine call his Uncle Peregrine during the conversation with Charles?
(a) His mentor in business.
(b) His downfall.
(c) His salvation.
(d) His first love.

8. What did Fitch do to Titus, which is part of the reason why Titus runs away from home?
(a) Ignore him.
(b) Beat him.
(c) Walk with him.
(d) Tell him what school to attend.

9. Who is the Buddhist and ex-soldier cousin of Charles with whom he shares a strange kind of rivalry?
(a) Fitch
(b) Gilbert
(c) James
(d) Peregrine

10. What does Charles realize he is looking for when he looks out at the sea after visiting Hartley?
(a) Clement
(b) Sea serpent
(c) Rosina
(d) Lizzie

11. Charles prays that he be allowed to find Hartley and to make her _____________.
(a) Sexually satisfied
(b) His cooking partner
(c) His wife
(d) Happy

12. When he goes home Charles sees the dark marks that were caused by the ______________ during the conversation with Hartley.
(a) Candles
(b) Food
(c) Wood
(d) Coffee mugs

13. What is the name of the seaside community in which Charles lives within this story?
(a) Waynetown
(b) Narrowdean
(c) Shruff End
(d) Nibletts

14. Who surprises Charles at his seaside home the next day?
(a) Rosina
(b) Fitch
(c) Hartley
(d) Lizzie

15. Charles decides to go to Hartley and her husband's house, interrupting their ____________________.
(a) Walk
(b) TV time
(c) Evening meal
(d) Tea time

Short Answer Questions

1. Rosina tells Charles that he knows of his desire to be with ____________.

2. When the search in town is fruitless for Charles, he goes to the _____________ for the first time since he was a child.

3. Charles does find photographs of his Uncle ___________ and Aunt Estelle.

4. Peregrine spends most of the evening talking about his ____________ of the theater, his job, and Ireland.

5. James's apartment is cluttered with _______________ memorabilia which is part junk and part treasure.

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