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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Marion furious when she returns home?
(a) She was in a car accident on the way home.
(b) There are another woman's clothes lying on the living room floor.
(c) Dangerfield forgot to pick her up from the train station.
(d) Dangerfield has burned the dinner.

2. What is the source of Dangerfield's anger?
(a) Fear.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Government.
(d) Illness.

3. What is the content of the note that Marion has left for Dangerfield?
(a) She has moved.
(b) She got a new job.
(c) Her father has died.
(d) She does not love him anymore.

4. What letter does Dangerfield tap in Morse Code on Chris' door?
(a) D.
(b) S.
(c) F.
(d) Go to a sex addiction clinic.

5. Which of the following does Dangerfield NOT charge at a store?
(a) Milk.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Ham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college do Dangerfield and O'Keefe both attend?

2. What beverage does O'Keefe buy for Dangerfield?

3. What is Dangerfield's financial situation?

4. What does O'Keefe find in Dangerfield's attic?

5. What cannot be purchased in Catholic Dublin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dangerfield's destructive behavior when he learns that Marion has received money from his father?

2. Why does Dangerfield turn to Chris when he has wrecked the bar in a drunken state?

3. Where has Marion moved and why does Dangerfield seem to like it?

4. What is at the core of Dangerfield's nasty behavior?

5. What is the premise of THE GINGER MAN?

6. Why do Dangerfield and Marion fight when she returns home from her trip?

7. Explain how Chapter 10 is a long, crass joke indicative of Dangerfield's unwillingness to examine himself when problems arise.

8. How can Dangerfield be called an escapist and how does Chris figure into his escaping?

9. How do Dangerfield and Marion feel about living in the new house?

10. Who is Lily Frost?

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