A Confederacy of Dunces Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

John Kennedy Toole
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Confederacy of Dunces Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jones want to look like the men in Life magazine?
(a) They are cool and rich.
(b) They have lots of women.
(c) They are intelligent.
(d) They have big muscles.

2. What is the name of the dandy they meet in the bar?
(a) Oscar Milde
(b) Lordy
(c) Dorian Gray
(d) Dorian Greene

3. What does Ignatius do with most of his stock?
(a) He gives it away.
(b) He eats it.
(c) He throws it away.
(d) He sells it.

4. What is Myrna's native city?
(a) New York
(b) Detroit
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Chicago

5. What kind of lecture does Myrna's poster advertise?
(a) Fascism and society
(b) Love and work
(c) Life and living
(d) Sex and politics

6. Who does Jones see being beaten up?
(a) A woman in a suit
(b) A man wearing a green hat
(c) A man with a red beard
(d) Ignatuis

7. What is the position that Ignatius accepts at Levy Pants?
(a) Assistant accountant
(b) Filing clek
(c) Senior accountant
(d) Manager

8. Who does Ignatius say he fell prey to in the Night of Joy bar?
(a) A B-girl and a Nazi
(b) A nympo and a Fascist
(c) A pimp and a whore
(d) A drug dealer and a pimp

9. Why does Ignatius like to sit in the backseat?
(a) He likes to stare out of the back window.
(b) He likes to be chauffered.
(c) He does not like sitting next to his mother.
(d) It is safe.

10. What does Irene have to do to get Ignatuis to open his bedroom door?
(a) Scream
(b) Make an egg sandwich
(c) Throw herself at his door
(d) Throw herself down the stairs

11. How much does Gonzales offer Ignatius?
(a) $60 a week
(b) $85 a day
(c) $50 a week
(d) $20 a day

12. Why can Lana not replace Jones?
(a) He is the reason people come to the bar.
(b) She cannot afford to replace him.
(c) He knows too much.
(d) She thinks he is a policeman.

13. What has Ignatuis' only post-college job been?
(a) A library clerk
(b) A shop assistant
(c) A butcher
(d) A baker

14. What is the title of Ignatius' new project?
(a) The Journal of Communist
(b) Reordering Files and Arranging Lives
(c) The Journal of a Working Boy
(d) Work, Fascism and Punishment

15. Who tells Ignatius to stop singing?
(a) Dorian
(b) Annie
(c) Irene
(d) Santa

Short Answer Questions

1. What music offends Ignatius in the factory?

2. How much is Ignatius bar tab?

3. What does Clyde sell?

4. What does Sana say she does not trust?

5. What is Igantius afraid he will contract if he interferes with the rat?

(see the answer keys)

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