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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Margot Metroland, married to the former Maltravers,
(a) Has disconnected herself from her son.
(b) Will divorce and marry again soon.
(c) Carries on an affair with Digby-Vaine-Trumpington.
(d) Is now destitute and despondent.

2. Young Peter Pastmaster is now
(a) A member of society.
(b) Studying to be a priest.
(c) A Bollinger at Scone College.
(d) An alcoholic professor.

3. Wilfred Lucas-Dockery forces Paul to
(a) Socialize more with the wardens.
(b) Start an arts and crafts project.
(c) Gradually begin to socialize with other prisoners.
(d) Go into serious therapy.

4. The professor attracted Mrs. Beste-Chetwynde's attention with a rejected design
(a) For a Tudor mansion.
(b) For a chewing gum factory.
(c) For a village in Hungary.
(d) For an aluminum factory.

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

6. Paul seems to believe now in
(a) Taking chances.
(b) Fate.
(c) Being static.
(d) Being adventurous.

7. Margot assures Paul that their honeymoon will be
(a) The best three months of their lives.
(b) The best three months of his life.
(c) The best three months of her life.
(d) The best three months of Peter's life.

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

9. Paul learns that Peter Best-Chetwynde has
(a) Become the Earl of Pastmaster.
(b) Been imprisoned.
(c) Married.
(d) Has reclocated to Corfu.

10. Not surpisingly, Paul runs into his old friend,
(a) Prendy.
(b) Grimes.
(c) Dr. Fagan.
(d) Potts.

11. Professor Silenus values machines over
(a) Humans.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Society.
(d) Animals.

12. Grimes escapes prison under a cloud of
(a) Quarry dust.
(b) Sand.
(c) Heavy rain.
(d) Fog.

13. When Paul presses Potts about his line of work, Potts
(a) Admits he is a spy for the government.
(b) Admits he is doing divorce shadowing.
(c) Lies and claims he works with sea life.
(d) Lies and says he is with the League of Nations.

14. Paul's walking partner
(a) Is a well-educated man.
(b) Is in prison for the first time.
(c) Hates being in prison.
(d) Has been to prison many times.

15. Dockery's assessment of Paul is that
(a) He is a slow-witted recluse.
(b) He is a misanthrope who feels inferior.
(c) He is intellectually superior to most.
(d) He is emotionally stunted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Young Peter, in his drunkenness, seems a bit

2. The wedding between Paul and Margot promises to be

3. Dr. Fagan is, again, ready to

4. Cliff Place, a medical facility, is run by

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

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