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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. On what night does Margaret’s workplace host a performance of the Goldberg Variations?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

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

3. What condition does Margaret’s estranged husband have?
(a) Dementia.
(b) Narcissism.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Zoophobia.

4. What concern does Margaret voice about swimming?
(a) Shark-bite.
(b) Hypothermia.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Emesis.

5. Over which bridge does Peter walk on the way to a seminar?
(a) Anglesea.
(b) Ringsend.
(c) Ball's.
(d) Tom Clark.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following had Ivan competed immediately before learning of his father’s illness?

2. Which of the following does Peter drink at a birthday celebration?

3. How old was Sylvia when she was injured?

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

5. In the novel, there is a roundabout outside of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Christine greet Peter when he arrives at her home after his fight with Ivan?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Ivan work to restore his late father’s house for his own use?

9. What does Margaret perceive as the benefit of her lifestyle?

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

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