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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Dixon to dance at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Christine.
(c) No one.
(d) Carol.

2. What does Dixon have to walk through to get to his bedroom?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A living area.
(c) A storage closet.
(d) A library.

3. Who tells Welch about Dixon's fake phone call from Atkinson?
(a) Bertrand.
(b) Carol.
(c) Christine.
(d) Johns.

4. When Christine asks Dixon about Bertrand asking Carol to the dance in Chapter 11, how does Dixon respond?
(a) He tells her he has to leave.
(b) He tells her the truth.
(c) He tells her Carol asked Bertrand.
(d) He tells her he knows nothing.

5. In Chapter 10, what does Dixon decide to tell Margaret about what he knows about Carol and Bertrand?
(a) He decides to tell her nothing.
(b) He decides to drop hints.
(c) He decides to ask questions to see if she knows.
(d) He decides to tell her everything.

6. Why did Margaret try to commit suicide?
(a) It was an accident.
(b) She lost her job.
(c) No one knows.
(d) A failed romance.

7. How does Chapter 11 begin?
(a) With Dixon and Christine dancing.
(b) With Bertrand and Christine dancing.
(c) With Carol and Gore-Urquhart dancing.
(d) With Dixon and Margaret dancing.

8. In Chapter 5, why does Dixon worry about falling asleep?
(a) Because he is drunk.
(b) Because he is wide awake.
(c) Because he can't get to his bed.
(d) Because of what happened with Margaret.

9. In Chapter 11, how does Christine know Bertrand asked Carol to the dance first?
(a) Because of Carol's attitude.
(b) Because Dixon told her.
(c) Because Bertrand accidentally said it.
(d) Because Christine overheard Carol talking about it.

10. In Chapter 11, what confuses Dixon about Christine while dancing with her?
(a) How she could love Bertrand.
(b) Her true character.
(c) Her dreams for the future.
(d) The way she speaks.

11. How does Bertrand feel about Dixon's suggestion that the rich help the poor?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is proud.
(c) He is intrigued.
(d) He is offended.

12. What does Dixon do when he learns his article will be published in Chapter 3?
(a) Draws.
(b) Sings.
(c) Jumps.
(d) Calls his friends.

13. Whom is Carol Goldsmith married to?
(a) A tenure-track professor.
(b) A financial aid officer.
(c) A dean.
(d) A lecturer.

14. What does Christine do when Dixon tells Margaret about the burn holes in Chapter 7?
(a) She threatens Dixon.
(b) She interrupts.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She hides.

15. Who is the last person Dixon calls in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Welch.
(b) Johns.
(c) Christine.
(d) Bertrand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, why does Christine call?

2. How long is Dixon's probationary teaching period at the university?

3. What does Margaret tell Dixon about Carol's reaction to not going to the dance with Bertrand?

4. In Chapter 9, why does Dixon pretend not to know if Bertrand is attending the dance?

5. Why does Dixon ask Margaret to the dance?

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