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

3. The death of Prendergast, perhaps, was
(a) The Governor's plan.
(b) Set up by the Chief Warder.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Part of the reforms.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The wedding between Paul and Margot promises to be

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

3. Professor Silenus decides to stay on at Margot's house, since

4. Professor Silenus values machines over

5. Now away from Llanabba, Paul is feeling

Short Essay Questions

1. Margot Beste-Chetwynde had been at King's Thursday only once before she purchased the property many years later. Discuss that visit.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What comparable trait can be said to be possessed by both Margot and Grimes?

8. On whom can we blame the death of Prendergast?

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

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

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