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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. Paul is specially assigned to
(a) Teach young Beste-Chetwynde his organ lessons.
(b) Fire Captain Grimes.
(c) Teach young Clutterbuck to play sports.
(d) First place in the morning bathtub rush.

2. Prendergast tends to
(a) Blame Grimes for his unhappiness.
(b) Tell long, meaningless stories of his past.
(c) Be a good, but strange friend.
(d) Feel sorry for everyone else.

3. Why does Grimes reject the job offered by the Clutterbucks?
(a) He thinks Fagan is trying to get rid of him.
(b) He thinks they are playing a joke on him.
(c) He is sure that Philbrick is behind it.
(d) He thinks the job will be worse than the one he has.

4. Beste-Chetwynde confides in Paul that the students feel Captain Grimes is
(a) Highly intelligent.
(b) A monster.
(c) Half-witted.
(d) A criminal.

5. Feigning a minor hand injury, what is Paul's real reason for not playing the organ at Grimes' wedding?
(a) He is worse than Beste-Chetwynde.
(b) He does not know how.
(c) He is too embarrassed.
(d) He finds the sound unpleasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Scone College, it is the night of the annual dinner for

2. Mr. Philbrick tells Paul that his father was

3. The charge against Paul Pennyfeather is

4. Dr. Fagan surprisingly detests

5. It seems that Paul will only have one profession open to him, which is that of

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dr. Fagan's primary concern about Llanabba?

2. What kind of picture is emerging of the British school system in this chapter?

3. Describe Lady and Lord Circumference.

4. How is Prendergast's wig related to the "intractable" behavior of his students?

5. Why are Sniggs and Postlehwaite especially guilty of the unjust treatment of Paul Pennyfeather?

6. The mysterious Philbrick speaks wistfully of his father, Chick. Discuss Chick.

7. What is ironic about the structure of Llanabba Castle?

8. Captain Grimes' deep despondency has caused him to make some unusual decisions. Discuss them.

9. Although other sports have been canceled due to floods, Dr. Fagan decides on the spur of the moment to hold a major, lavish sporting event at Llanabba because the sun has come out. For whose benefit is the event?

10. What is obvious about Paul Pennyfeather and his nature, based on the incident on campus?

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