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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. What university does William want Philip to attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Stanford.

2. Why does the church warden never talk to the vicar?
(a) He has had a fight with him.
(b) He voted to have the vicar removed.
(c) He attends a different church.
(d) He is in love with his wife.

3. What does Wharton teach Philip?
(a) German.
(b) Science.
(c) Latin.
(d) Math.

4. Who is Lawson's close friend at the art school?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Clouter.
(c) Clawsom.
(d) Clutton.

5. Why is Philip woken up at the beginning of the book?
(a) To go see his mother.
(b) To return home.
(c) To leave for school.
(d) To get ready for work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the young woman living at the boarding house with Philip?

2. What kind of man does a girl in the boardinghouse fall in love with?

3. What does Cronshaw love to discuss with others?

4. How many services does the vicar prepare for Sundays?

5. How does Philip feel about London?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Louisa and William send Philip to King's School?

2. How does Philip describe Weeks?

3. What causes Philip to think romantically about Emily?

4. How does Fanny respond to the critique from the master?

5. How does Louisa choose where to shop when she is in town?

6. What happens after Philip has been in Germany for three months?

7. What is the conflict about the bath schedule, and how is it resolved?

8. What does Phillip do to feel close to his mother after her death?

9. Why does Louisa always make a point to talk to the churchwarden when she is in town?

10. Why does Hedwig live in the boarding house with Philip?

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