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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. What does Dixon do when he learns his article will be published in Chapter 3?
(a) Sings.
(b) Calls his friends.
(c) Draws.
(d) Jumps.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Michie say about the girls' opinion of Dixon's syllabus?
(a) They think it's too heavy.
(b) They think it's too light.
(c) They like it.
(d) They think it is too confusing.

3. Whom is Carol Goldsmith married to?
(a) A dean.
(b) A financial aid officer.
(c) A lecturer.
(d) A tenure-track professor.

4. What does Dixon thank Christine for in Chapter 11?
(a) Loaning him money.
(b) Not starting a fight with Carol.
(c) Helping him lie on the phone to Mrs. Welch.
(d) Dancing with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dixon insult Christine at the art festival?

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

3. In Chapter 5, what impresses Dixon about Margaret after he uses the bathroom?

4. In Chapter 3, whom does Dixon wish will join his class?

5. In Chapter 1, how does Dixon describe Welch's feelings toward music?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Dixon falls asleep smoking a cigarette at the Welches'?

3. Why does Bertrand come to the campus?

4. What are Dixon's reservations about taking part in the art festival?

5. In Chapter 1, what do Dixon and Welch discuss about Margaret?

6. In Chapter 4, what makes Dixon nervous about the music?

7. In Chapter 8, what do Welch and Dixon discuss in Welch's office?

8. Why does Dixon decide to call a taxi at the end of the dance?

9. In Chapter 4, what do Dixon, Bertrand, and Christine argue about?

10. What does Margaret think about Dixon's burn holes he left in Welch's room?

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