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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 book does Ivan note wanting to read?
(a) Their 80 Methods.
(b) My 60 Memorable Games.
(c) Her 20 Minutes of Freedom.
(d) His 40 Contested Victories.

2. Which of the following does Peter drink at a birthday celebration?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Gin.
(c) Ouzo.
(d) Vodka.

3. Where did Margaret attend college?
(a) Galway.
(b) Sligo.
(c) Cork.
(d) Ballina.

4. What kind of dog is Alexei?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Greyhound.
(c) Whippet.
(d) Dachshund.

5. On which street does Peter leave a birthday celebration?
(a) Hawkins.
(b) Townsend.
(c) Poolbeg.
(d) Gloucester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color jersey is Margaret wearing when she meets Alexei?

2. Which of the following does Peter watch with Sylvia?

3. What cliché does Ivan use to describe Margaret?

4. What do Margaret and Anna drink together at the pub?

5. Which of the following courses does Peter teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had been Margaret’s hope in leaving her husband?

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

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

4. What does Peter report as the most difficult Christian teaching for him?

5. What does Ivan recall that Peter and Sylvia had done for him in Christmases past?

6. What contest does Peter perceive himself engaging in with Christine?

7. How does Ivan fantasize about greeting Margaret at a chess tournament?

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

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

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

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