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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. What kind of birds does Margaret and Ivan see as they walk together?
(a) Tanagers.
(b) Mockingbirds.
(c) Wrens.
(d) Finches.

2. What is Margaret’s preferred pub?
(a) The Cobweb.
(b) The Barge.
(c) The Brazen Head.
(d) The Thistledown.

3. From where had Ivan’s father emigrated?
(a) Montenegro.
(b) Slovakia.
(c) Czech Republic.
(d) Serbia.

4. Which of the following does Peter eat with Sylvia?
(a) Fry-bread.
(b) Tortilla.
(c) Focaccia.
(d) Beignet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following had Ivan had freelance employment?

2. What is the name of Margaret’s estranged husband?

3. Which of the following lives with Ivan?

4. In what subject does Ivan hold a degree?

5. Which of the following nicknames does Naomi assign Peter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ivan ease his pre-performance jitters?

2. Why had Ivan thought about cancelling his chess exhibition in Leitrim?

3. Why does Ivan avoid closely contemplating his competition performance before giving it?

4. Why does Ivan think himself boring?

5. Why does Margaret accept Ivan’s initial invitation to join him in his lodgings?

6. Why had Ivan’s father called Alexei his home help?

7. Why is Sylvia reluctant to discuss her physical condition?

8. For what was Anna well known in her hometown?

9. To what does Ivan ascribe his social difficulties?

10. How does Peter define having ideals?

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