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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. At what time in the morning does Margaret wake after her first night with Ivan?
(a) 9:00.
(b) 8:30.
(c) 7:30.
(d) 8:00.

2. With what piece does a ten-year-old make a mistake while playing against Ivan?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Queen.
(c) Knight.
(d) Rook.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of coffee does Ivan order?

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

3. What does Ivan order at the restaurant with Peter?

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

5. What metal stud does Naomi have in her ear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna talk to Margaret about regarding mosquitos?

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

3. Why does Margaret ask Ivan not to discuss their first night together?

4. Why had Ivan not thought to borrow money from Peter?

5. To what does Ivan ascribe his social difficulties?

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

7. Why does Ivan think himself boring?

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

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

10. Why does Ivan regard profit as an inefficiency?

(see the answer keys)

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