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

2. In Chapter 18, why doesn't Dixon eat dinner with the Welches?
(a) They are going to a play.
(b) They tell him to go home.
(c) He doesn't want to stay late.
(d) He pretends to be sick.

3. In Chapter 19, why does Mr. Catchpole call Dixon?
(a) To ask about Margaret.
(b) To ask about Christine.
(c) To ask about the university.
(d) To ask about Bertrand.

4. In Chapter 21, what makes Dixon nervous about giving the lecture?
(a) The number of people there.
(b) The way Welch keeps looking at him.
(c) The warning he gets from the Principal.
(d) He realizes his lecture is too short.

5. In Chapter 17, why do Dixon and Beesley go to the common room?
(a) To talk about classes.
(b) To check their mailboxes.
(c) To check their class lists.
(d) To have coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Johns reads the letter Dixon wrote, how do Dixon and his friends react?

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

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

4. Why doesn't Mrs. Welch let Dixon talk to Christine in Chapter 19?

5. While in the taxi, what does Christine say she wishes people would remember about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Johns reads the fake letter from Dixon, what does he do?

2. In Chapter 16, how does Dixon try to get even with Johns?

3. How does the audience react to Dixon's lecture?

4. When Catchpole meets with Dixon, what does he tell him?

5. How does Dixon respond when Christine says she could marry without loving someone?

6. What happens when Dixon and Christine meet for tea?

7. How does Atkinson try to calm down Margaret in Chapter 16?

8. What happens when Dixon and Bertrand get into a fistfight?

9. In Chapter 17, how does Dixon reflect on his "Merrie England" lecture?

10. In Chapter 18, why is Dixon upset with Welch's offer of dinner?

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