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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After dancing with Carol in Chapter 12, how does Dixon describe Christine's appearance?

2. How does Gore-Urquhart convince the bartender at the dance to give everyone full pints?

3. In Chapter 3, how does Dixon learn his article will be published?

4. In Chapter 3, why does Dixon want to rush to the bus?

5. In Chapter 7, what reason does Dixon give for leaving Welch's early?

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. What happens when Dixon pretends to be a reporter on the phone?

4. What do Margaret and Dixon talk about when she is first released from the hospital?

5. What does Margaret tell Dixon about the art festival in Chapter 2?

6. In Chapter 5, what does Dixon see when he first returns to the house?

7. How does Carol act at the university dance?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Dixon talk to Christine about in regard to his phone call to the Welches'?

9. What does Dixon do after learning that his article on shipbuilding techniques will be published?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the narrator of this novel. Describe the type of narrator and analyze the effectiveness.

Essay Topic 2

How does the college setting affect this novel? What other settings highlight the impact of the college campus?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze how dialogue is used in this novel. When does the author use dialogue? What purpose does dialogue serve over descriptive narration?

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