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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After their first kiss, what does Dixon ask Christine to do?
(a) Keep it a secret.
(b) Break up with Bertrand.
(c) Have tea with him later.
(d) Start an affair.

2. What does Welch's son Michel do for a living?
(a) Sings.
(b) Paints.
(c) Dances.
(d) Writes.

3. In Chapter 16, what does Margaret ask Dixon?
(a) Why he is spending time with Christine?
(b) Why he lied to the Welches.
(c) Why he left her at the dance.
(d) Why he hadn't called her.

4. While in the taxi, what does Christine ask Dixon about her relationship with Bertrand?
(a) If she should marry him.
(b) If she is doing the right thing.
(c) If he is cheating on her.
(d) If he is a good match for her.

5. Why does Dixon stop kissing Christine for the second time?
(a) Dixon is tired.
(b) It's getting late.
(c) She doesn't seem interested.
(d) Welch comes home.

6. How does Dixon learn he has been fired from the university?
(a) Bertrand tells him.
(b) He is locked out of his office.
(c) With a phone call.
(d) Welch sends a note.

7. Why does Dixon go to breakfast early in Chapter 17?
(a) To write a letter to Margaret.
(b) To work.
(c) To avoid Johns.
(d) To relax.

8. At the end of Chapter 16, where does Dixon decide to go?
(a) To Welch's.
(b) His office.
(c) Home.
(d) To the pub.

9. In Chapter 17, what does Johns warn Dixon of?
(a) His motives.
(b) His actions.
(c) His job.
(d) His future.

10. After the dance, why does Christine have a hard time getting in Welch's house?
(a) It's dark.
(b) She doesn't want to leave.
(c) It's locked.
(d) It's raining.

11. What does Dixon do to get the first taxi in Chapter 13?
(a) No one else is around to claim it.
(b) He pretends to be someone else.
(c) He offers a bribe.
(d) He runs in the middle of the street.

12. In Chapter 16, what does Dixon think of his finances?
(a) He is worried about them.
(b) He makes plans for future investments.
(c) He feels secure in them.
(d) He doesn't care about his finances.

13. Where does Dr. L. S. Caton get a job?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Peru.
(d) Mexico.

14. Why hasn't Bertrand shown Christine any of his paintings yet?
(a) He says he hasn't finished them yet.
(b) He's always private about his work.
(c) He doesn't want her opinion.
(d) He says he isn't a real painter yet.

15. While in the taxi, what does Christine say she wishes people would remember about her?
(a) Her father's occupation.
(b) How proud she is.
(c) How young she is.
(d) Her own dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the taxi stop on the way to Welch's?

2. What happens when Dixon asks Dr. Caton for a publication date?

3. In Chapter 21, what makes Dixon nervous about giving the lecture?

4. In Chapter 16, how does Atkinson try to stop Margaret's fit for the second time?

5. Why does Welch invite Dixon to his house in Chapter 18?

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