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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author is the subject of the conference Morris Zapp attends in Zurich?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Thomas Hardy.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) James Joyce.

2. Whose music does Persse sing at the karaoke bar?
(a) Van Morrison.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Elton John.

3. What is wrong with the plane Persse is on between London and Ireland?
(a) An engine is on fire.
(b) The landing gear won't come down.
(c) A nosewheel tire has blown out.
(d) Cabin pressure has dropped.

4. What title is "The Strange Affair of the Flesh and the Bosom" a translation of?
(a) "The Canterbury Tales."
(b) "Madame Bovary."
(c) "The Merchant of Venice."
(d) "Pride and Prejudice."

5. Where does Persse fly to from London?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Lausanne.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Geneva.

6. What does "halcyon" mean in Greek?
(a) "Kingfisher."
(b) "Wind."
(c) "Warm."
(d) "Content."

7. Who anonymously sends Morris Zapp a newspaper cutting?
(a) Philip Swallow.
(b) Howard Ringbaum.
(c) Rudyard Parkinson.
(d) Desiree Zapp.

8. Which one of these professors does not speak at "The Function of Criticism" forum?
(a) Rudyard Parkinson.
(b) Morris Zapp.
(c) Philip Swallow.
(d) Michel Tardieu.

9. Who does Morris Zapp invite to his Jerusalem conference via letter?
(a) Persse McGarrigle.
(b) Siegfried von Turpitz.
(c) Fulvia Morgana.
(d) Arthur Kingfisher.

10. What character is Mr. Maxwell connected to?
(a) Bernadette McGarrigle.
(b) Hilary Swallow.
(c) Angelica Pabst.
(d) Morris Zapp.

11. Where is Philip Swallow headed to from Ankara?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Rummidge.
(d) Istanbul.

12. Whom does Angelica love?
(a) Peter McGarrigle.
(b) Morris Zapp.
(c) Ernesto Morgana.
(d) Persse McGarrigle.

13. In what decade's fashions are the people of Lausanne dressed?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1890s.

14. What prevents Persse from boarding Angelica's flight?
(a) No way to pay for a ticket.
(b) No seats on the plane.
(c) No visa.
(d) No passport.

15. What literary work is referenced in the prayer Persse had previously hung up in the airport chapel?
(a) "The Faerie Queene."
(b) "Pamela."
(c) "Orlando Furioso."
(d) "The Waste Land."

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do Philip and Joy meet while out seeing the sights?

2. Why does Persse fly to London?

3. Where does Persse first see Angelica?

4. What is the literal meaning of "karaoke"?

5. Who is staying with Morris Zapp?

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