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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. Who tells Dixon to meet Christine at the train station?
(a) Welch.
(b) Christine herself.
(c) Atkinson.
(d) Johns.

2. After their first kiss, what does Dixon ask Christine to do?
(a) Keep it a secret.
(b) Start an affair.
(c) Have tea with him later.
(d) Break up with Bertrand.

3. In Chapter 16, what does Dixon tell Margaret about their relationship?
(a) That they should make a commitment.
(b) That they should stop seeing each other.
(c) That they should talk about it later.
(d) That they should see other people, too.

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

5. Why does Gore-Urquhart call Dixon in Chapter 23?
(a) To buy his lecture from him.
(b) To apologize for the lecture experience.
(c) To offer him a job.
(d) To make fun of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Welch invite Dixon to his house in Chapter 18?

2. Why does Christine give money to Dixon at the end of Chapter 15?

3. What do Gore-Urquhart and Dixon agree upon about the lecture?

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

5. While in the taxi, what does Christine say Bertrand always does to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Mrs. Welch accuse Dixon of?

2. While in the taxi after the dance, what does Christine tell Dixon about Bertrand's art?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why can't Dixon cancel his date with Christine over the phone?

9. How does Dixon help Christine get into Welch's house after the dance?

10. How does Dixon give his "Merrie England" lecture?

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