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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, when David calls Melanie, what kind of date does her ask her for?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Lunch.
(c) The theater.
(d) A walk in a park.

2. While one charge against David has to do with misconduct involving Melanie, what does the other charge have to do with?
(a) Complaints about David from other students.
(b) Her record at the university.
(c) David's erratic behavior on campus.
(d) His history of prior misconducts.

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

4. Where is Melanie during the hearing?
(a) Sitting across the table from David.
(b) Sitting with her father.
(c) Sitting between her parents.
(d) Absent from it.

5. Who is Bev Shaw?
(a) A woman who shares the market stall with Lucy.
(b) A woman who wants to buy Lucy's farm.
(c) A woman David knew long ago.
(d) A woman who runs the animal clinic.

6. Who is Helen?
(a) Lucy's helper with the gardening.
(b) Lucy's cat.
(c) Lucy's neighbor.
(d) A woman who lives in Lucy's house.

7. Who does David describe as a "poor little bird?"
(a) Melanie's cousin.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Melanie.
(d) David's daughter.

8. As proceedings are introduced against David, what kind of "irregularities" does Elaine Winter introduce against David?
(a) Melanie's essays being generously graded.
(b) Melanie's attendance not being reported accurately.
(c) Melanie's grade being suspiciously high.
(d) Melanie's not submitting sufficient work.

9. What is one intention of Melanie's that David learns from the phone call that he receives shortly before giving the exam?
(a) Melanie is ill.
(b) Melanie wants to drop out of school and get a job.
(c) Melanie wants to file harassment charges against him.
(d) Melanie wants to be his teaching assistant.

10. Who describes taking a liking to poetry being like falling in love?
(a) Adrienne Rich.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Byron.
(d) David.

11. When David accidentally sees Soraya on the street on a day other than when they usually meet, with whom is she?
(a) One boy.
(b) Two boys and a man.
(c) One boy and a man.
(d) Two boys.

12. Who is it that recommends that David be dismissed immediately and that he forfeit all benefits?
(a) Mathabane.
(b) Melanie's father.
(c) Rassool.
(d) Aram Hakim.

13. Where is David Lurie employed?
(a) At the University of South Africa.
(b) At Cape Town Community College.
(c) At Cape Town High School.
(d) At Cape Technical University.

14. What is one of the things Lucy does to support herself?
(a) She boards dogs.
(b) She grows organic vegatables to sell.
(c) She raises chickens.
(d) She raises goats.

15. What is the town in which Lucy lives?
(a) Salem.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Kenton
(d) Oudtshoorn

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the exam, David receives a phone call. Who calls him?

2. Who is Elaine Winter?

3. When David and Lucy go for a walk, what does Lucy suggest that David should do?

4. Which description most accurately describes the clothing of the unwelcome visitor in David's office?

5. Who is Ettinger who appears at the beginning of Chapter 12?

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