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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many files of information does David have for his project?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

4. Towards the end of the hearing, what does Mathabane imply about David's state of mind?
(a) That David is faking insanity.
(b) That David is profoundly clear on the proceedings.
(c) That David is confusing fantasy and reality.
(d) That it is not "crystal clear."

5. Which person confesses a strong liking for the poetry of Wordsworth?
(a) Byron.
(b) Adrienne Rich.
(c) Melanie.
(d) David.

6. When the unwelcome guest comes to David's class, he correctly answers a question in one word. What is the answer?
(a) Byron.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Lara.
(d) Guilt.

7. In Chapter 10, when David goes to the animal clinic to help Bev, how does he assist?
(a) He holds the animals down.
(b) He sweeps the kennels.
(c) He does paper work.
(d) He grinds medication.

8. What is the subject of the poem that David discusses in Chapter 4?
(a) The Alps.
(b) Italy.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) Skiing.

9. When David accidentally sees Soraya on a day other than when they usually meet, how do they react?
(a) They covertly smile at each other, but do not speak.
(b) They make eye contact, but do not speak.
(c) They embrace and make up a story about how they know each other.
(d) They speak briefly and stiffly.

10. At the beginning of the Chapter 4, when Melanie and David are intimate, she also questions him about the things he collects. What is it that David says that he does not collect?
(a) Broken hearts.
(b) Books.
(c) Wine.
(d) Women.

11. At the end of the Chapter 11, where does Lucy begin to walk to?
(a) Bev's house.
(b) The hospital.
(c) Her neighbor's house.
(d) The animal clinic.

12. Which of the following meetings with Melanie does David propose and Melanie agree to?
(a) A brunch.
(b) A ride home.
(c) A movie.
(d) A dinner party.

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

14. What is one piece of advice that the Vice Rector of the university gives David?
(a) He suggests David get a female lawyer.
(b) He suggests that David not get a lawyer because it will make him appear guilty.
(c) He suggests David act as his own lawyer.
(d) He suggests David get a male lawyer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is David's daughter's name?

2. Who is it that Lucy suggests that David works for in return for a fee?

3. What is Melanie's role in the play?

4. Which person confesses a strong liking for the poetry of Adrienne Rich and Toni Morrison?

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

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