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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 Professor Barclay help Dixon with his "Merrie England" lecture?
(a) He gives him art prints.
(b) He gives him research reports.
(c) He gives him an extension on the due date.
(d) He gives him sheet music.

2. What day of the week is it in the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

3. Why does Dixon stop kissing Christine for the second time?
(a) Dixon is tired.
(b) She doesn't seem interested.
(c) Welch comes home.
(d) It's getting late.

4. In Chapter 19, how many hours in a row does Dixon spend working on his "Merrie England" lecture?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Three hours.

5. In Chapter 13, whom does Dixon talk to while waiting for Christine to come outside?
(a) The Barclays.
(b) Welch.
(c) No one.
(d) Gore-Urquhart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dr. L. S. Caton get a job?

2. After their first kiss, where do Dixon and Christine agree to meet on Tuesday?

3. What does Dixon do to get the first taxi in Chapter 13?

4. When Mrs. Welch confronts Dixon about the burned sheets, what does Dixon do?

5. In Chapter 17, why does Dixon want to call Dr. Caton?

Short Essay Questions

1. While in the taxi after the dance, how does Christine describe her relationship with Bertrand?

2. While in the taxi after the dance, what does Christine reveal to Dixon about her emotional state?

3. When Mrs. Welch accuses Dixon in Chapter 18, how does he respond?

4. Why does Christine ask Dixon to meet her at the train station?

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

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, what worries Dixon about his publication?

9. After the dance, why does Dixon have the taxi wait around the corner?

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

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