Lang's Memoirs Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the job of writing Lang's memoirs?

• The ghostwriter must write quickly.

• The ghostwriter needs to be the same nationality as Lang.

• All the writing must take place in the USA and the manuscript must stay there.

• The ghostwriter must have previous experience of writing serious political memoirs.

Which best describes Kate's attitude to the news that the ghostwriter is going to write Lang' memoirs?

• She is concerned that he is going into a dangerous project.

• She is critical that he is going to make someone she sees as a ‘war criminal' richer.

• She is pleased because he is going to make good money from the job.

• She wants him to make his own decision about whether to take the job.

Why is it decided that it is safer for Lang to stay in the USA?

• because there are no demonstrations against him there

• because the International Criminal Court is not recognised in the USA

• because Ruth persuades him that the US President will protect him

• because he has armed security guards and a bomb-proof car in the USA

Which of the following are we NOT told about George Boxer?

• that he had been in the British army

• how he had got into the airport and so close to Lang's plane

• that he blamed Lang for the deaths of his wife and son

• that he had previously met the ghostwriter in the hotel

Which of the following does NOT die in the story?

• McAra

• Lang

• Emmett

• Rycart

Which of the following do we know about the ghostwriter?

• his name

• exactly what happens to him at the end of the story

• who his parents were

• his nationality