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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Finn suggest James contact in order to find a new place to stay for a while?
(a) Sadie.
(b) Anna.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Magdalen.

2. What is the profession of James, the main character of this story's events?
(a) Writer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Orderly.

3. Who did the men eventually meet up with on their search to find Hugo?
(a) No one.
(b) Sammy Starfield.
(c) Dave.
(d) Lefty Todd.

4. What does the other person in the room with James have in his hand?
(a) Knife.
(b) Gun.
(c) Bottle.
(d) Cutting board.

5. Who does James see in Dave's house, sitting on the floor removed from the rest of the crowd?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Magdalen.
(d) Finn.

6. James decided all there was to do was to ____________ with Lefty.
(a) Leave the bar.
(b) Have a drink.
(c) Get into a clinical study.
(d) Write a book.

7. James first met Hugo at a ___________ where James went to earn some extra cash.
(a) Experimental cold clinic.
(b) Newspaper shop.
(c) Bar.
(d) Restaurant.

8. James tells Sadie's housekeeper that he is a ____________ of hers.
(a) Bodyguard.
(b) Uncle.
(c) Suitor.
(d) Cousin.

9. James decides that he wants to take ____________ to Anna when he goes to see her.
(a) His new book.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Wine.
(d) Photos.

10. What does Sammy offer to James as a sort of payment for stealing Magdalen?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) An apology, but nothing more.
(d) 200 pounds.

11. What does James take off in order to make a motion to fight the person he finds in the house?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Belt.
(c) Hat.
(d) Shirt.

12. What happened as a result of the conversations between Hugo and James?
(a) James fell in love with Hugo.
(b) James wrote a book.
(c) Hugo wrote a book.
(d) Hugo moved in with James.

13. Lefty and James begin to realize they are both ____________ and have more in common than originally thought.
(a) Lazy.
(b) Socialists.
(c) Bored.
(d) Communists.

14. Anna lets James know she has had an ____________ that she doesn't like, but can not turn down.
(a) Offer.
(b) Engagement.
(c) Argument.
(d) Amnesty.

15. What do the men look at when they jump over a wall and into a yard?
(a) A street show.
(b) Paintings.
(c) The stars.
(d) The windows of a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Anna have a singing act with, as James fondly recalls?

2. James shares the biscuits and other goodies he has taken from ____________ flat with the other men in the group.

3. Where does James go after learning about his bets with Sammy Starfield?

4. Where did James stop off in order to find lock picking supplies in order to break into someone's house?

5. James was surprised that Hugo would _____________ with all of these treasures in his house.

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