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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom is the epigraph taken?
(a) Carnap.
(b) Wittgenstein.
(c) Frege.
(d) Russell.

2. What color shirt is Ivan wearing when Margaret meets him?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) White.

3. Along which of the following streets does Peter walk with Sylvia?
(a) Countess.
(b) Duchess.
(c) Dame.
(d) Lady.

4. What grandmaster does Ivan reference?
(a) Fischer.
(b) Tal.
(c) Watai.
(d) Spassky.

5. Which of the following nicknames had been applied to Ivan?
(a) Spider.
(b) Snake.
(c) Scorpion.
(d) Snail.

6. What is the name of Christine’s boyfriend?
(a) Hank.
(b) Frank.
(c) Sean.
(d) Roger.

7. How old is Peter when the novel begins?
(a) 33.
(b) 35.
(c) 34.
(d) 32.

8. What age does Ivan posit Ollie is?
(a) 45.
(b) 55.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

9. Which of the following lives with Ivan?
(a) Roland.
(b) Brian.
(c) Wiglaf.
(d) Lance.

10. As what had Ivan’s father been employed?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Architect.
(d) Engineer.

11. In what subject does Ivan hold a degree?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Literature.
(c) Physics.
(d) Psychology.

12. What is Christine’s maiden name?
(a) Meany.
(b) MacNealy.
(c) Smithson.
(d) O’Donoghue.

13. How old is Sylvia when the novel begins?
(a) 35.
(b) 33.
(c) 32.
(d) 34.

14. What does Ivan order at the restaurant with Peter?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Trout.
(c) Flounder.
(d) Cod.

15. Which of the following bridges does Peter cross on his way to dinner with Sylvia?
(a) O’Connell.
(b) Millennium.
(c) O’Donnell.
(d) Ha'penny.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the novel begin?

2. What bus does Ivan ride to greet Margaret again?

3. How many years older than Ivan is Peter?

4. Who had slept over at Peter and Sylvia’s home before?

5. How many minutes late for dinner with Ivan is Peter?

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