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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. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Sure, and now, that’ll do you no good.”
(b) “The pen falls from my stiffening fingers.”
(c) “Didn’t seem fair on the young lad.”
(d) “It was a dark and stormy night.”

2. Which of the following candies would Peter get Ivan in the hospital during their father’s final illness?
(a) KitKat.
(b) Twix.
(c) Heath.
(d) Snickers.

3. Which of the following nicknames does Naomi assign Peter?
(a) Dublin Pool.
(b) Irish Rose.
(c) Harper’s Row.
(d) Celtic Tiger.

4. What color of cashmere top does Naomi have?
(a) Munich black.
(b) Milan white.
(c) Padua red.
(d) Paris grey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of coffee does Ivan order?

2. How old is Peter’s father at his death?

3. Whose plays had Margaret’s workplace hosted?

4. From whom is the epigraph taken?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had one of his clients refused to pay Ivan?

2. To what does Ivan ascribe his social difficulties?

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

4. How does Peter define having ideals?

5. How does Ivan explain not losing exhibition games?

6. Why does Peter make a point of smiling at children and the elderly?

7. What is Ivan’s demonstration in Leitrim?

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

9. Why does Peter initially decline to contest eviction orders against Naomi?

10. Why does Margaret fret about picking Ivan up from the bus stop?

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