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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. Sylvia prepares a paper for a symposium on which of the following?
(a) Behn.
(b) Rosetti.
(c) Brontë.
(d) Austen.

2. Where had Peter lodged at college?
(a) Ranelagh.
(b) Roebuck.
(c) Rathgar.
(d) Rathmines.

3. How many IM norms must Ivan complete to achieve the title?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. Where does Peter claim to Christine he is when he calls her after his fight with Ivan?
(a) Rathcole.
(b) Newbridge.
(c) Naas.
(d) Kill.

5. Along what street does Peter walk to reach Sylvia’s home?
(a) Mount.
(b) Fitzwilliam.
(c) Baggot.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is Ivan’s friend?

3. With which of the following does Part Three begin?

4. What cliché does Ivan use to describe Margaret?

5. What color beach towel does Margaret use?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Ivan posit Margaret might not want to be kissed on the beach?

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

4. How did Ivan react to his friend’s promotion to International Master?

5. Why is Ivan insulted by Margaret’s opinion that she is taking advantage of him?

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

7. Why is Margaret satisfied with the performance of the Goldberg Variations at her workplace?

8. Why does Peter think he had it harder with Christine and her stepchildren than Ivan did?

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

10. How does Naomi support herself?

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