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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. Which of the following does Peter watch with Sylvia?
(a) The Thin Man.
(b) The Fat Man.
(c) The Quiet Man.
(d) The Loud Man.

2. By which of the following does Peter pass on his way away from Sylvia?
(a) Apple Copse.
(b) Cherry Orchard.
(c) Peach Forest.
(d) Pear Woods.

3. Which of the following does Peter want to watch play Mozart’s Sonata 14?
(a) Marriner.
(b) Perahia.
(c) Pollini.
(d) Brendel.

4. In what field does Christine’s stepson work?
(a) Corporate law.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Fashion design.
(d) Architecture.

5. Which street does Peter’s room overlook?
(a) Crashaw.
(b) Marvell.
(c) Donne.
(d) Herbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what night does Margaret’s workplace host a performance of the Goldberg Variations?

2. What class does Peter teach in the afternoon?

3. Which of the following does Margaret note a reading group at her workplace discusses?

4. What is the name of Margaret’s mother?

5. How old was Sylvia when she was injured?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Peter not return to his apartment after his upset with Sylvia?

2. Whom does Margaret posit Anna thinks her romantic entanglement is?

3. Why does Peter, generally, decline to reach out to his brother to discuss his own life?

4. Why is Peter sympathetic towards his imagined version of Margaret?

5. How does Peter imagine Sylvia views Naomi after he has secured her release from jail?

6. Why does Ivan avoid getting a taxi when he visits Margaret at her home?

7. Why does Naomi upbraid Peter when he returns home after a birthday celebration?

8. How does Naomi support herself?

9. Why does Ivan hesitate to tell Margaret he loves her?

10. How does Anna’s mother contrast with Margaret’s?

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