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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Savilles lacking that surprises Margaret in Part 4, Chapter 22?
(a) A maid.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Bookshelves.
(d) Running water.

2. In Part 4, Chapter 18, why does Harry get mad at Colin?
(a) For not staying home with his brothers.
(b) For getting failing grades.
(c) For being out with a girl.
(d) For forgetting his chores.

3. In Part 4, Chapter 17, whom does Stafford introduce Colin to?
(a) Opera singers.
(b) Farm owners.
(c) Two girls.
(d) Students at a different school.

4. In Part 5, Chapter 30, Steve accuses Colin of doing what?
(a) Judging people based on their wealth.
(b) Trying to grab everything for himself.
(c) Being too bossy.
(d) Cheating on his girlfriend.

5. Why does Colin take Steven into the backyard in Part 5, Chapter 26?
(a) To avoid waking up Harry.
(b) To yell in private.
(c) To get into a fist fight.
(d) To clean up the yard.

6. What exams does Colin take in Part 4, Chapter 20?
(a) King Edward's graduating exams.
(b) Final exams.
(c) Midterm exams.
(d) College entrance exams.

7. Who are people most surprised to see take part in the festivities in Part 4, Chapter 19?
(a) Harry.
(b) Colin.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Stephens.

8. In Part 4, Chapter 24, what happens every time Colin goes to see Margaret?
(a) She's too busy to talk.
(b) She isn't at home.
(c) She starts a fight with him.
(d) Stafford is over.

9. In Part 5, Chapter 29, who makes an unexpected visit to Colin?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Derek.
(d) Stafford.

10. How much money has Colin saved up to take with him when he leaves Saxton?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 25 pounds.
(d) 75 pounds.

11. What do Ellen and Colin argue over in Part 5, Chapter 27 that makes her say he is bitter?
(a) Farming.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Literature.
(d) Education.

12. Where does Colin meet Margaret?
(a) In Saxton.
(b) At a party.
(c) At the Reagans' house.
(d) At school.

13. What does Ellen insist Colin do in Part 5, Chapter 29?
(a) Propose marriage to someone.
(b) Find a new career path.
(c) Break up with another man's wife.
(d) Move out of the house.

14. What does Harry try to convince his father to do when he visits him at a nursing home?
(a) To write a memoir.
(b) To share his secret recipes.
(c) To come live with the Savilles.
(d) To move to a better nursing home.

15. When Colin sends his parents on vacation at Easter, what happens at home to upset him?
(a) Steven is alone with a girl.
(b) Richard runs away.
(c) The roof starts to cave in.
(d) The bill collector comes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who ends the relationship between Colin and Elizabeth?

2. Why does Sheila refuse to visit the Savilles in Part 4, Chapter 19?

3. Where does Colin go with Audrey in Part 4, Chapter 18?

4. What does Margaret's brother do for a living?

5. At the school where Colin teaches in Part 5, Chapter 25, what does the headmaster consider poetry to be?

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