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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The supper party is in celebration of
(a) Paul Pennyfeather's death.
(b) Digby-Vaine-Trumpington's reappearance.
(c) Margot's marriage.
(d) Flossie's nursing certificate.

2. Philbrick warns Paul that Margot may be in trouble with
(a) Scotland Yard.
(b) The League of Nations committee.
(c) The London police.
(d) The Royal family.

3. After the interviews, Paul and Margot go to lunch and see
(a) Philbrick.
(b) Peter.
(c) Grimes.
(d) Potts.

4. The wedding between Paul and Margot promises to be
(a) Refined.
(b) Tasteful.
(c) Ostentatious.
(d) Intimate.

5. Paul's best man is the same person who
(a) Helped him get a job at Llanabba.
(b) Tried to marry Margot long ago.
(c) Worked with Paul under Dr. Fagan.
(d) Got him expelled from Scone College.

6. While Paul was gone, Margot has married
(a) Maltravers.
(b) Digby-Vaine-Trumpington.
(c) Philbrick.
(d) Silenus.

7. Using bread for their ante, prisoners bet on
(a) Grimes' new alias.
(b) Grimes' turning himself in.
(c) Grimes' death.
(d) Grimes' capture.

8. The author wants us to deduce that Otto Silenus is
(a) A talented artist.
(b) Warm and friendly.
(c) Cold and inhuman.
(d) A traditional architect.

9. Ironically, the women are being escorted to Rio by
(a) Mrs. Beste-Chetwynde.
(b) Captain Grimes.
(c) Paul Pennyfeather.
(d) Peter Beste-Chetwynde.

10. When Potts quits school for a new job, his father
(a) Disowns him.
(b) Encourages him heartily.
(c) Congratulates him.
(d) Does not approve.

11. Again, Paul is living the good life now, as
(a) A dead man.
(b) Margot's husband.
(c) A fugitive.
(d) A tourist.

12. Official papers are signed that say
(a) The surgeon was too drunk to operate.
(b) Dingy is actually a nurse.
(c) A girl died under anesthesia.
(d) Paul died under anesthesia.

13. At Edgdon Heath,
(a) The convicts are free to roam.
(b) Tourists try to spot convicts.
(c) The quarries are tapped out.
(d) The convicts are supposed to work.

14. Silenus sees himself as static, and Paul as
(a) Ultra-static.
(b) Off the grid.
(c) Dynamic.
(d) Organic.

15. What might indicate that young Peter knows about his mother's business?
(a) He mentions his mother giving Flossie a job in South America.
(b) He was present when his mother sent Paul to France.
(c) His mother treats him like the man of the house.
(d) He leaves white-faced from the restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paul's train ride to Kings Thursday foreshadows

2. Wilfred Lucas-Dockery forces Paul to

3. Silenus thinks that Margot Beste-Chetwynde is

4. Margot Metroland, married to the former Maltravers,

5. Rather than hold her accountable, Paul realizes that Margot

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