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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dixon pretend to be a reporter when he calls the Welches'?
(a) Because Mr. Welch sounds angry.
(b) To try to get information from them.
(c) Because Mrs. Welch asks about the burn holes.
(d) So he can just hang up.

2. While drinking at the bar during the dance, what does Margaret tell Dixon about her feelings for him?
(a) She may hate him.
(b) She doesn't care for him anymore.
(c) She's beginning to love him.
(d) She's too fond of him.

3. Where does Dixon live?
(a) A dorm.
(b) Campus apartments.
(c) A cottage.
(d) A boarding house.

4. While pretending to be a reporter on the phone, why does Dixon suggest Bertrand call Christine?
(a) Because she set up the interview.
(b) Because she might end up working for the paper.
(c) Because Bertrand asks his opinion.
(d) Because she was looking for him.

5. In Chapter 2, why does Margaret thank Dixon?
(a) For comforting her.
(b) For buying her drinks.
(c) For giving her space.
(d) For sending her flowers.

6. What does Bertrand criticize Dixon for missing at the art festival?
(a) His notes.
(b) The food.
(c) The point of the event.
(d) The introductions.

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

8. Who offers to help Dixon hide the burn hole on the rug?
(a) Carol.
(b) Christine.
(c) Welch.
(d) Bertrand.

9. What makes Dixon suspicious of Bertrand and Carol in Chapter 5?
(a) When he sees them hug.
(b) When Welch makes a suggestive statement.
(c) When he reads a note from Christine.
(d) When he hears Carol talking about Bertrand.

10. In Chapter 7, what reason does Dixon give for leaving Welch's early?
(a) He has a date.
(b) He has to return to work.
(c) His parents are in town.
(d) Someone needs him at home.

11. How does Dixon try to hide the burn hole in the rug at Welch's?
(a) He rolls the rug up.
(b) He covers it with furniture.
(c) He cuts it out.
(d) He flips the rug over.

12. How does Dixon insult Christine at the art festival?
(a) He doesn't shake her hand.
(b) He makes fun of her shoes.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He calls her a ballerina.

13. What does Dixon ask Mr. Atkinson to do in Chapter 3?
(a) Go out with him for drinks.
(b) Call him at Welch's.
(c) Read his article.
(d) Loan him money for a bus ticket.

14. After talking with Michie about the class syllabus, what does Dixon decide to do?
(a) Make it heavier.
(b) Have someone else write it.
(c) Make it lighter.
(d) Keep it the same.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, why does Dixon want to rush to the bus?

2. What does Carol tell Dixon about her husband's knowledge of her affair with Bertrand?

3. What kind of dancing does Bertrand's fiancée do?

4. Whom is Carol Goldsmith married to?

5. What does Dixon do at the end of Chapter 8?

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