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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Margaret try to commit suicide?
(a) She lost her job.
(b) A failed romance.
(c) No one knows.
(d) It was an accident.

2. In Chapter 6, how long does Dixon wait before going downstairs to breakfast?
(a) Two hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Half an hour.

3. In Chapter 5, what impresses Dixon about Margaret after he uses the bathroom?
(a) She has put on lipstick.
(b) She didn't watch.
(c) She invites him to talk.
(d) She asks if he is all right.

4. Why does Margaret kick Dixon out of her bedroom in Chapter 5?
(a) For being drunk.
(b) For asking for money.
(c) For kissing her.
(d) For passing out.

5. In Chapter 9, why does Dixon pretend not to know if Bertrand is attending the dance?
(a) He doesn't want to get involved.
(b) He doesn't know for sure if he is.
(c) He wants to go with Christine.
(d) He doesn't want to upset Christine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dixon feel about seeing Margaret for the first time since she left the hospital?

3. How does Chapter 11 begin?

4. In Chapter 12, what does Carol say Margaret will do to Dixon?

5. Who asks Dixon to dance at the end of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what article does Welch want published and why?

2. How does Dixon end up asking Margaret to the dance?

3. How does Dixon help Christine in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Bertrand come to the campus?

5. In Chapter 10, what role does Gore-Urquhart play at the dance?

6. What does Dixon do when Christine asks about Carol in Chapter 11?

7. What advice does Carol give Dixon while they dance?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Christine tell Dixon about Johns?

9. In Chapter 5, what does Dixon see when he first returns to the house?

10. In Chapter 11, what does Dixon talk to Christine about in regard to his phone call to the Welches'?

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