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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip give to Morris after telling him his secret story?
(a) A box of cigars.
(b) A check to repay borrowed money.
(c) A photograph from years ago.
(d) A copy of his book.

2. What is Ronald Frobisher watching on television when he falls asleep?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) The news.
(c) A police thriller series.
(d) A made-for-TV miniseries.

3. For what organization does Jacques Textel work?
(a) University Teachers of English Language and Literature.
(b) Oxford.
(c) UNESCO.
(d) The Royal Academy of Literature.

4. What item does Philip Swallow always pack too many of when traveling?
(a) Socks.
(b) Razors.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Books.

5. What does the British Council representative advise Philip Swallow to take with him?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Sugar.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) Toilet paper.

6. Why is Matthew Swallow home from school?
(a) A teachers' strike.
(b) Vacation.
(c) He is sick.
(d) Snow.

7. What country did Philip visit on his first lecture tour?
(a) The United States.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Ireland.

8. What does Morris leave the room to get before Philip tells his story?
(a) His sweater.
(b) A glass of water.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A notepad.

9. What is the title of Morris' ex-wife's novel?
(a) "Day In, Day Out."
(b) "Day by Day."
(c) "Difficult Days."
(d) "The End of Days."

10. ELIZA is named after a character in what play?
(a) "The Cherry Orchard."
(b) "Our Town."
(c) "Pygmalion."
(d) "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

11. How many people are attending the conference in Rummidge?
(a) 89.
(b) 150.
(c) 104.
(d) 57.

12. What book is Akira Sakazaki translating into Japanese?
(a) "Any Road."
(b) "Hazlitt and the Amateur Reader."
(c) "Beyond Criticism."
(d) "Could Try Harder."

13. On which poet did Persse McGarrigle write his thesis?
(a) Percy Bysshe Shelley.
(b) William Butler Yeats.
(c) John Keats.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

14. What has Persse written in the snow?
(a) "Angelica."
(b) "Marry me."
(c) "A.L. + P.M."
(d) "I love you."

15. At the end of Part II, Chapter 1, what character is standing at an open window, smiling into the sun?
(a) Robin Dempsey.
(b) Hilary Swallow.
(c) Persse McGarrigle.
(d) Joy Simpson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose latest book is Rudyard Parkinson reviewing?

2. What does Hilary bring to Philip in the taxi?

3. What does Philip Swallow have thrown at him at the medieval banquet?

4. In what city does Persse teach?

5. What is Fulvia reading on the plane to Milan?

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