Lou Parker was … at the time that the miraculous powers of the Black Madonna came to be talked of: 
 (*ответ*) thirty-seven 
 thirty-three 
 forty 
 twenty-nine 
Lou suggested they should call their child … if it was a boy: 
 (*ответ*) Thomas after her uncle 
 James after Elizabeth’s son 
 Oxford or Henry after one of their friends 
 George after Raymond’s father 
Maverick advised Mr. Ferraro … 
 (*ответ*) to buy the Monet and the Bonnard 
 to go to Paris for a holiday 
 to buy a new house 
 to sell his art collection 
Miss Saunders had … 
 (*ответ*) indeterminate hair and eyes of a startling clear blue which gave her otherwise anonymous face a resemblance to a holy statue 
 a very beautiful face and a strong resemblance to an actress 
 freckled face and big blue eyes, she loоked like a teenager 
 long heavy curling hair and deep dark eyes, she looked like Mr. Ferraro’s wife big, eyes, she looked likeateenager 
Miss Saunders was described in the firm’s books as … 
 (*ответ*) assistant confidential secretary 
 Mr. Ferraro’s special friend 
 secret agent 
 personal assistant 
Miss Saunders was employed to look after … 
 (*ответ*) Mr. Ferraro’s indulgences 
 everybody’s indulgences in Mr. Ferraro’s firm 
 The Feraros’ indulgences 
 Miss Ferraro’s indulgences 
Most of the Parkers’s friends … 
 (*ответ*) came from different departments of life 
 voted for Tory Party 
 were workers 
 were Protestants 
Mr. Ferraro discovered that Miss Saunders was at home with … 
 (*ответ*) a young man 
 his confidential secretary 
 a middle-aged man 
 an old gentleman 
Mr. Ferraro engaged Miss Saunders … 
 (*ответ*) three years ago after a severe attack of pneumonia 
 ten years ago when he followed his wife’s advice 
 five years ago after his father’s death 
 last year after his nervous break-down 
Mr. Ferraro had … 
 (*ответ*) six Renoirs, four Degas, five Cezannes 
 two Cezannes and three Degas 
 six Renoirs and two Degas 
 a single Degas, Renoir, Cezanne 
Mr. Ferraro sat crouched in his Daimler waiting for … 
 (*ответ*) something to happen 
 Miss Sounders to leave home for work 
 the rain to stop 
 Miss Saunders to open the window 
Mr. Ferraro told Miss Saunders he could have attended to some of the indulgences if … 
 (*ответ*) he had been less occupied 
 his wife had not been sick 
 his wife had been less busy 
 he had been more religious 
Mr. Ferraro … to combine business with pleasure: 
 (*ответ*) always preferred 
 hated 
 seldom tried 
 never tried 
Muriel Spark became a … in 1954: 
 (*ответ*) Roman Catholic 
 Moslem 
 Buddhist 
 Orthodox 
Muriel Spark is celebrated as a … 
 (*ответ*) novelist, playwright, biographer, writer of children’s books and poet 
 novelist, playwright and biographer 
 novelist and poet 
 novelist and playwright 
Needle happened to be alone in the empty house of Kathleen’s aunt, because ... 
 (*ответ*) Kathleen`s aunt was abroad, the maid on holiday and Kathleen was unexpectedly delayed in London on some business 
 Kathleen was ill and her aunt with the maid went to London to visit her 
 Kathleen’s aunt and the maid had gone shopping to London where they were unexpectedly delayed and Kathleen decided to stay with them 
 Kathleen`s aunt was at her friends’ in London, the maid had left the service and Kathleen had preferred to go to Scotland