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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dixon help Christine get inside Welch's after the dance?
(a) He finds a flashlight.
(b) He picks the door lock.
(c) He uses his key.
(d) He crawls through a window.

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

3. Where does Dixon tell the cab to wait in Chapter 13?
(a) Down the block.
(b) Behind the building.
(c) In front of the building.
(d) Around the corner.

4. How does the audience respond when Dixon starts giving his lecture?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They start to leave.
(c) They throw things.
(d) They boo him.

5. What does Dixon tell Christine should not be viewed objectively?
(a) Money.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Education.
(d) Feelings.

6. After their first kiss, what does Dixon say about Margaret?
(a) That she can't know about Christine.
(b) That he has wronged her.
(c) That they aren't official.
(d) That she won't mind.

7. While in the taxi after the dance, to whom does Dixon compare Bertrand?
(a) Gore-Urquhart.
(b) A child.
(c) Welch.
(d) Himself.

8. What happens when Dixon slides across the driver's seat of Welch's car in Chapter 18?
(a) He tears his pants.
(b) He falls out of the door.
(c) He rips his shirt.
(d) He gets his foot stuck.

9. Who tells Dixon to meet Christine at the train station?
(a) Christine herself.
(b) Welch.
(c) Johns.
(d) Atkinson.

10. In Chapter 19, why does Christine say she has to stop seeing Dixon?
(a) Because Dixon is seeing Margaret.
(b) Because it is morally wrong.
(c) Because Bertrand is suspicious.
(d) Because she is too busy.

11. In Chapter 16, how does Atkinson try to stop Margaret's fit for the second time?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He yells at her.
(c) He throws water on her.
(d) He gives her alcohol.

12. Why does Atkinson pass out at the lecture?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He is nervous.
(c) He is overheated.
(d) He is trying to help Dixon.

13. While in the taxi, what does Christine say her feelings have been lately?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Excited.
(c) Bored.
(d) Confused.

14. How does Gore-Urquhart help Dixon before his lecture?
(a) He pays him.
(b) He says he'll give the lecture instead.
(c) He gives him words of advice.
(d) He gives him a drink of whiskey.

15. In Chapter 18, why does Dixon slide across the driver's seat of Welch's car?
(a) Because Dixon doesn't want to step on Welch's plants.
(b) Because Welch needs help.
(c) Because Welch tells him to.
(d) Because he can't open his own door.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why does Dixon want to call Dr. Caton?

2. In Chapter 18, where does Dixon invite Margaret?

3. Where does Mr. Catchpole want to meet with Dixon in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 16, whom does Dixon pretend to be when he writes a letter to Johns?

5. Why does Dixon write the letter to Johns in Chapter 16?

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