1. How does the scene end?
(a) Miss Alice asks the birds to help her deal with the plans she has in mind.
(b) As the Cardinal coos to the birds, asking if they are able to comfort each other.
(c) The lawyer, Cardinal, and Miss Alice plot.
(d) The lawyer goes back to talking to the birds.

2. What does Miss Alice think about the lawyer's hair on his back, the fat between his shoulder blades, even his genitalia?
(a) She loves every part of him.
(b) She finds them to be odd.
(c) She finds them revolting.
(d) They are unusual for a man.

3. What does the lawyer hiss at her?
(a) To watch her step.
(b) To go after her precious Julian.
(c) To leave him alone.
(d) He wants her.

4. What has been arranged through his marriage and his ultimate service?
(a) The grant.
(b) A happy future for Julian.
(c) Miss Alice's happiness.
(d) A gift for him.

5. How does the second person make his insult more insulting?
(a) He makes the same comment over and over again.
(b) He throws more mud.
(c) He draws it out in his speech dramatically.
(d) She throws more mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Alice do when Julian tries to explain one more time that there is nothing much to tell, and it is simply a matter of his faith in God leaving him, and he committed himself to an asylum?

2. What does the first man do in an attempt to fend off his feelings about being caught?

3. Julian says "It is God the mover, not God ______________."

4. Of what does Miss Alice remind him?

5. How does Julian respond?

(see the answer key)

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