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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Dixon sound like when he first starts giving his lecture?
(a) Welch.
(b) A woman.
(c) Gore-Urquhart.
(d) An old man.

2. 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.

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

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

5. Why does Christine want Dixon to meet her at the train station?
(a) Because it is private.
(b) Because she is leaving.
(c) Because he is leaving.
(d) Because Bertrand won't know they are there.

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

7. How does Dixon feel about not seeing Christine anymore?
(a) Angry.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Relieved.

8. In Chapter 17, what time does Welch set up a meeting with Dixon?
(a) Five o'clock.
(b) Six o'clock.
(c) Four o'clock.
(d) Seven o'clock.

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

10. 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 a good match for her.
(d) If he is cheating on her.

11. When Mrs. Welch confronts Dixon about the burned sheets, what does Dixon do?
(a) Denies he did anything.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Offers to pay for the damage.
(d) Tells her he knows who really did it.

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

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

14. While in the taxi after the dance, what reason does Christine give Dixon for why her previous relationships ended?
(a) She didn't want to be seduced.
(b) The men always cheated on her.
(c) The men were too old.
(d) She was too picky.

15. What do Gore-Urquhart and Dixon agree upon about the lecture?
(a) That it's important.
(b) That it's boring.
(c) That it's too long.
(d) That it's ridiculous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Atkinson pass out at the lecture?

2. In Chapter 16, how does Atkinson try to stop Margaret's fit the first time?

3. How does the meeting Welch makes with Dixon in Chapter 17 interfere with his plans?

4. In Chapter 16, what is Margaret's reaction to Dixon's opinion about their relationship?

5. In Chapter 13, what does the taxi driver say about driving to Welch's?

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