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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 Dixon learn he has been fired from the university?
(a) Welch sends a note.
(b) He is locked out of his office.
(c) Bertrand tells him.
(d) With a phone call.

2. In Chapter 16, what does Dixon tell Margaret about her behavior at the dance?
(a) He says she kept leaving their table.
(b) He says she was too clingy.
(c) He says she was busy with Gore-Urquhart.
(d) He says she wasn't willing to dance.

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

4. In Chapter 16, what does Dixon think of his finances?
(a) He feels secure in them.
(b) He makes plans for future investments.
(c) He doesn't care about his finances.
(d) He is worried about them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does Margaret ask Dixon?

2. In Chapter 15, why does Dixon hurry out a window?

3. In Chapter 17, when does Welch say the External Examiner's review is?

4. Where does the taxi stop on the way to Welch's?

5. Why does Gore-Urquhart call Dixon in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margaret react when Dixon says they should stop seeing each other in Chapter 16?

2. What happens the first time Mr. Catchpole calls Dixon?

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

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

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

6. What happens when Dixon asks the taxi driver to go to Welch's?

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

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

9. What happens to Dixon after he learns he will lose his university job?

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

(see the answer keys)

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