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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Conchis return to Europe?
(a) When he got word that Lily was killed.
(b) When his father died.
(c) When he finished his education.
(d) When the war was over.

2. Which of the following terms best describes how Nicholas feels about his experiences at the school so far?
(a) Disillusioned.
(b) Rejuvenated.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Despondent.

3. What is Nicholas searching for as this novel opens?
(a) A job.
(b) A wife.
(c) A teacher.
(d) His parents.

4. Which of the following describes the character of Miftord?
(a) Stiffly mannered soldier.
(b) Resigned and lacking life.
(c) Patient and understanding teacher.
(d) Empathetic but rigid.

5. What does Conchis want Nicholas to tell him about?
(a) What happened during his nap.
(b) His life before coming to Greece.
(c) Alison.
(d) The experiences he has faced.

6. Which of the following best describes the song Nicholas heard when he was going to commit suicide?
(a) Indicative of Nicholas's new lifestyle.
(b) Surprisingly rigid.
(c) Self-indulgent.
(d) Wild and seductive.

7. Which of the following does Conchis say about the odds of survival?
(a) They are stacked against those who fight and the societies that insist upon it.
(b) They decrease exponentially the longer the battle.
(c) They increase greatly depending on intelligence.
(d) They always result in negative consequences.

8. How does the conversation between Nicholas and Lily on the beach end?
(a) With Lily crying and leaving.
(b) With a kiss on the cheek.
(c) With a handshake.
(d) With Nicholas falling asleep.

9. What does Nicholas discover he has as he leaves Conchis' villa?
(a) Woman's glove.
(b) The Magus.
(c) Statue.
(d) Alison waiting for him.

10. Which of the following terms best describes Maria as she brings breakfast to Nicholas?
(a) Curious.
(b) Chatty.
(c) Deaf.
(d) Silent.

11. Which of the following is an inaccurate characterization of Nicholas Urfe?
(a) Published Poet.
(b) Self-involved child.
(c) Disinterested Teacher.
(d) User of women.

12. What kind of habitation does Nicholas notice near the villa?
(a) Masculine habitation.
(b) Bird habitation.
(c) Feminine habitation.
(d) Animal habitation.

13. What does Mitford tell Nicholas to be wary of?
(a) Classroom in the basement.
(b) Waiting room.
(c) Headmaster.
(d) Women who help out on campus.

14. How does Demetriades appear to spend all of his free time?
(a) Studying for further exams.
(b) Hanging out with students.
(c) Drinking and visiting brothels.
(d) Secluding himself in his room.

15. Which of the following characters was Nicholas' predecessor at the school?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Byron.
(c) Alison.
(d) Miftord.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Conchis take refuge after he leaves England?

2. Which of the following characters owns the villa?

3. What does Conchis use to distract Lily?

4. When were the huts at the top of Parnassus abandoned?

5. Which of the following is a priapus?

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