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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dixon worry about when Johns walks in the room after his phone call with Christine in Chapter 9?
(a) If Johns knows Christine.
(b) If Johns needs something.
(c) If Johns was listening in.
(d) If Johns has money.

2. How does Dixon feel about seeing Margaret for the first time since she left the hospital?
(a) Calm.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Nervous.

3. Whom does Margaret ask to dance in Chapter 10?
(a) Bertrand.
(b) Dixon.
(c) Gore-Urquhart.
(d) Johns.

4. In Chapter 3, whom does Dixon wish will join his class?
(a) Students who skip class.
(b) Mr. Michie.
(c) The pretty girls.
(d) The smartest students.

5. In Chapter 8, why is Welch concerned with the publication date of Dixon's article?
(a) Dixon's job depends on it.
(b) He wants to put an ad in the paper.
(c) The publisher sometimes doesn't follow through.
(d) Welch doesn't want it to compete with his article.

6. How does Dixon feel after pretending to be a reporter on the phone?
(a) Calm.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Excited.
(d) Sad.

7. How does Gore-Urquhart convince the bartender at the dance to give everyone full pints?
(a) Because he bribes him.
(b) Because he has three pretty girls with him.
(c) Because he shows a college ID.
(d) Because they are both Scottish.

8. In Chapter 9, why does Christine call?
(a) To ask about the dance.
(b) To say she'll be out of town.
(c) To speak to Carol.
(d) To try to find Bertrand.

9. How does Dixon say he felt about writing the article in Chapter 1?
(a) He hated it.
(b) He was confused and kept changing his subject.
(c) He grew bored with it.
(d) He loved it.

10. Why does Dixon take Welch's phone call in Chapter 9?
(a) Because he knows the answer to the caller's problem.
(b) Because Welch is out.
(c) Because Welch asked him to.
(d) Because the porter was confused.

11. What is Dixon's first impression of Bertrand?
(a) He is conceited.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is well educated.
(d) He is bored with life.

12. At the end of Chapter 12, how long does Dixon tell Christine to wait before going outside?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

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

14. What does Carol tell Dixon about her husband's knowledge of her affair with Bertrand?
(a) He knows nothing.
(b) He probably suspects something.
(c) She's worried someone will tell.
(d) He knows about it.

15. In Chapter 3, why does Mr. Michie stop to talk to Dixon?
(a) He has a romantic dilemma.
(b) He wants to know about a subject in class.
(c) He wants to hear about Dixon's job.
(d) He needs directions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dixon pretend to be a reporter when he calls the Welches'?

2. What does Dixon ask Mr. Atkinson to do in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Christine say about Bertrand's motives that evening?

4. While pretending to be a reporter on the phone, what questions does Dixon ask Bertrand?

5. After talking with Michie about the class syllabus, what does Dixon decide to do?

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