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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David suggests he will look to poetry to learn how to become a grandfather, who is the poet he has in mind?
(a) Wordsworth.
(b) Shelly.
(c) Victor Hugo.
(d) Byron.

2. What literary reference doe David make after his meeting with Bev?
(a) Emma Bovary.
(b) Moll Flanders.
(c) Lady MacBeth.
(d) Desdemona.

3. It is clear that Bev knows of David's past. About what does she know a great deal?
(a) His lectures.
(b) His affairs with women.
(c) His writings about Byron.
(d) His ex-wives.

4. When David is back in Cape Town, he calls Bev to find out how Lucy is doing. What question does David ask Bev about Lucy that she evades?
(a) Whether or not Lucy is pregnant.
(b) Whether or not Bev trusts Petrus.
(c) Whether or not Lucy is on tranquilizers.
(d) Whether or not Lucy is angry with him.

5. When the fight between David and the other person is over, what does Lucy ask of David?
(a) To apologize to the person he attacked.
(b) To pack his bags and leave her house.
(c) To take over for her at the stalls.
(d) To go into the house and rest.

6. Who is it that accosts David and has a threatening conversation with David about staying with "his own kind."
(a) A former female student.
(b) Dr. Rajool.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Elaine Winter's husband.

7. Who calls David to say that his car has been found?
(a) Petrus.
(b) The police.
(c) Bill Shaw.
(d) Ettinger.

8. What does Mr. Isaac say he will not do for David?
(a) Mr. Isaac says that he will not forgive David.
(b) Mr. Isaac says that he will not speak on his behalf to a new school
(c) Mr. Isaac says that he will not try to get David reinstated at the University.
(d) Mr. Isaac says that he will not let Melanie communicate with him.

9. When David speaks to Petrus about watching the farm, what place does he mention as a possible place for Lucy to go and get a rest?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) The sea shore.

10. What appliance does David buy to replace one that has been stolen?
(a) A television.
(b) A radio.
(c) An electric drill.
(d) A microwave oven.

11. After the police visit the farm, why does David spend the morning digging a large hole?
(a) Lucy wants to bury everything the men touched.
(b) David is going to bury the dogs there.
(c) Lucy wants to plant a tree.
(d) David wants to plant a tree.

12. When David visits Lucy, what news does Lucy offer David when he asks her how she is?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she has contracted a serious disease.
(c) That she is depressed and being treated for depression.
(d) That she is dieting and plans to lose forty pounds.

13. Who Is Teresa in the most recent version of his play?
(a) A vengeful spinster.
(b) A young and beautiful woman.
(c) A sickly dog.
(d) A middle-aged woman who cares for her father.

14. Which character in the final chapter says, "I am determined to be a good person. You should try to be a good person too?"
(a) Bill Shaw.
(b) Bev.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Helen.

15. As Chapter 15 begins, for what event is Petrus preparing?
(a) A barnstorming.
(b) A community meeting.
(c) A political announcement.
(d) A party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Lucy and her father discuss on their trip back from attempting to reclaim the car?

2. What kind of car did David have that was stolen on the evening of the attack?

3. After Lucy and her father discuss their version of their stories that they told the police, what is it that he is bothered by?

4. What action of Petrus frustrates David as Petrus prepares for the upcoming event.

5. On what day of the week do Bev and David load the car with the dead dogs?

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