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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Lucy and her father discuss their version of their stories that they told the police, what is it that he is bothered by?
(a) That Lucy told the police that she did not want to press charges.
(b) That Lucy never bought insurance for her farm property.
(c) That she omitted what happened personally to her when she was alone with the men.
(d) That Lucy was curt when she spoke to the police.

2. Approximately how old is David Lurie in Chapter 1?
(a) Late forties.
(b) Early fifties.
(c) Early forties.
(d) Early sixties.

3. Chapter 9 opens with David watching television. What is he watching?
(a) A wrestling match.
(b) Baseball.
(c) A soccer match.
(d) Cricket.

4. Except for the course in Romantic poets, what is the general academic area of the courses that David teaches?
(a) History.
(b) Novels.
(c) World Languages.
(d) Communications.

5. Why is Petrus concerned about Lucy's returning to the market?
(a) If she doesn't go to market, he will not get his cut of the profit.
(b) If she doesn't go to market, she will lose her profit.
(c) If she doesn't go to market, the rapist will know he has destroyed her.
(d) If she doesn't go to market, she will lose her stall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David decides to get a lawyer, who does he contact?

2. After the police visit the farm, why does David spend the morning digging a large hole?

3. Who is it that recommends that David be dismissed immediately and that he forfeit all benefits?

4. Who is it that Lucy suggests that David works for on a volunteer basis?

5. On the day after David and Melanie's date, what disappoints David?

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