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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. Margot asks Paul to help the young women she is sending to Rio, because
(a) They need more money.
(b) They are having transportation problems.
(c) They are stuck in Marseilles.
(d) They have false identities.

2. Guilt over Grimes' death is expressed by
(a) The prison's chaplain.
(b) Margot.
(c) Paul Pennyfeather.
(d) Peter.

3. Dr. Fagan's letter sounds as though
(a) Llanabba is closing down.
(b) Llanabba is thriving.
(c) Llanabba no longer exists.
(d) Llanabba has improved.

4. Ironically, the women are being escorted to Rio by
(a) Peter Beste-Chetwynde.
(b) Mrs. Beste-Chetwynde.
(c) Paul Pennyfeather.
(d) Captain Grimes.

5. What is Wilfred Lucas-Dockery's ambition?
(a) To be renowned for his work in prison reform.
(b) To be a Prison Commissioner.
(c) To be a Governor of his township.
(d) To be a famous investor of artifical sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grimes escapes prison under a cloud of

2. Paul is impressed by Margot's talents as a

3. Margot assures Paul that their honeymoon will be

4. Young Peter Pastmaster is now

5. While riding through the English countryside toward Kings Thursday, Paul has

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is it not surprising that Paul and Margot run into Philbrick at the upscale restaurant where they are having lunch?

3. Briefly, discuss how Paul escapes the prison at Egdon-Heath.

4. What is ironic about Captain Grimes, besides the fact that he keeps showing up in Paul's life?

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

6. Discuss Professor Silenus' role in the renovation of King's Thursday. What does he set out to accomplish?

7. What is Peter Beste-Chetwynde doing at Scone College? How does Paul feel about him?

8. Paul seems to have a temporary coming-out when he travels to London and meets with Potts. How is he different?

9. How is Paul given the news of Prendergast's death?

10. What is Paul's response to the mysterious diagnosis, the trip to the hospital and his freedom?

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