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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who dominated the dinner conversation?

2. Where did Lancelot and Margot sit while they talked on the rainy night?

3. Where did Lancelot see his friend walking in Chapter 2?

4. What did the girl next door answer Lancelot's knock with?

5. Who is Tex Reilly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lancelot feel when Raine flirted with him?

2. What is Ideo-Personal-Dynamics?

3. When Raine flirted with him, what did Lancelot think might be the reason?

4. How did Lancelot know the Grand Kleagle and what did he do to him?

5. What is the difference between Lancelot's attraction to each wife?

6. What did Margot do to the pigeonnier?

7. What was Margot doing the summer Siobhan was conceived?

8. What did the money in Lancelot's father's sock drawer prove to Lancelot?

9. For what reason does Elgin think he is going to the Holiday Inn?

10. Instead of going upstairs after dinner, where did Lancelot go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the moral of the story? Is there one? Support your answer with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Is Lancelot a moral character? What about the others? Why? What definition of moral character are you using? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Lancelot says that "All he had to do was solve the mystery of the universe, which may be difficult but is not as difficult as living an ordinary life." Do you believe that Lancelot's statement accurately portrays his character? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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