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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. Dr. Fagan is, again, ready to
(a) Move on to a new career.
(b) Meet his maker.
(c) Marry.
(d) Give away his daughters.

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

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

4. Grimes is assumed to be dead because
(a) His hat was found floating in the bog.
(b) The dogs followed his trace into the water.
(c) His body was never found.
(d) His body was found.

5. We can assume that the Hon. Miles Malpractice is
(a) A fumbling surgeon.
(b) A bad travel agent.
(c) A dishonest judge.
(d) The worst kind of realtor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women, whose "work" is questionable, were ultimately signed on as

2. Paul feels that Grimes is actually

3. Paul learns that Peter Best-Chetwynde has

4. Young Peter Pastmaster is now

5. Silenus's architectural style is biased toward

Short Essay Questions

1. On his way to Egdon-Heath, what does Paul learn ?

2. Compare the two names held by Maltravers -- Maltravers and, now, Metroland. What is Waugh trying to say?

3. Describe the trait in Paul Pennyfeather that makes him ask Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington to be his best man.

4. When Margot announces her upcoming marriage to Maltravers, what is Paul's reaction?

5. Paul is misunderstood as a misanthrope for wanting to stay in solitary confinement. Why does he prefer it?

6. The author gives us a clear glimpse of Pennyfeather's future at the end of this chapter. Discuss this seemingly awkwardly-placed revelation.

7. Grimes has supposedly met with a terrible death in the bogs. Does Paul mourn his passing?

8. What does Waugh's final passage about Paul's reading say about Paul?

9. How does the judge see Paul's involvement in the crime for which he is convicted?

10. Why do you suppose Potts is intercepting Margot's interviewees across the street as they leave her residence?

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