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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. Who is it that comes to pick up David at the hospital after he is treated?
(a) Bev Shaw.
(b) Petrus.
(c) Bill Shaw.
(d) Ettinger.

2. What happens to David and Lucy as they return to their house after they hear the noise?
(a) They see the dogs have been hurt.
(b) They are tricked and assaulted.
(c) They see fire from a window and try to put it out.
(d) They try to get to Petrus whom they see through a window.

3. How many times has David Lurie been married?
(a) Four times.
(b) Three times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

4. Who is Rosalind?
(a) A former student girlfriend.
(b) The vice-rector.
(c) The department chairperson.
(d) David's ex-wife.

5. Where does Lucy tell her father she wants to go when they see each other on the morning after the attack?
(a) She wants to go to England.
(b) She wants to see her mother.
(c) She wants to go to see Helen.
(d) She wants to go home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who describes taking a liking to poetry being like falling in love?

3. At the hospital, what is David treated for?

4. Who is Farodia Rassool?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of what significance is it that Soraya wiped off her makeup so readily when David asked her to?

2. When Melanie's father calls David, how does David respond to Melanie's father's request for help?

3. When David meets with his ex-wife Rosalind, how does she treat the news that David is accused of harassing a student?

4. Interpret the last sentence of the chapter, "A shadow of envy passes over him for the husband he has never seen."

5. In Chapter 12, why is David amazed that Bill Shaw comes to the hospital to pick him up after his burns are treated?

6. When David puts on soft music and offers wine, he describes this as a ritual. What is this a ritual for?

7. After class, David comments that if he were alone with Melanie, he would call her "his little dove" and embrace her. Why then does he treat her so sternly?

8. When Melanie's boyfriend is in the class, the other students are even quieter than they usually are. How might one interpret this silence?

9. What is it about Soraya's character does David find appealing?

10. After Melanie's boyfriend confronts David in his office, he comes to class with Melanie. What is his purpose for this visit?

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