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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unusual about Sheila's parents?
(a) They live in France most of the year.
(b) They are broken up.
(c) They are much older.
(d) They are immigrants.

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

3. How does Stephens do in school?
(a) He barely passes.
(b) He fails every class.
(c) He gets straight As.
(d) He is an average student.

4. At the school where Colin teaches in Part 5, Chapter 25, what does the headmaster consider poetry to be?
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) A joke.
(c) Critical.
(d) Enrichment.

5. Why does Elizabeth visit Derek in Part 5, Chapter 30?
(a) Because Derek visited Colin.
(b) Because she decided to get a divorce.
(c) Because she wanted to fix their relationship.
(d) Because Colin told her to.

6. In Part 4, Chapter 23, who does join the military?
(a) Michael.
(b) Stafford.
(c) Greg.
(d) Steven.

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

8. How long after Harry's visit to the nursing home does his father die?
(a) A week.
(b) Days.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) One month.

9. Who introduces Colin to Elizabeth?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Phil.
(c) Stafford.
(d) Michael.

10. In Part 5, Chapter 28, what is Colin allowed to teach the children at his school?
(a) Reading skills.
(b) History of England.
(c) Writing.
(d) Poetry.

11. What does Marion call Stafford when he puts his arm around her for the first time?
(a) Silly.
(b) Darling.
(c) Sweetheart.
(d) Fool.

12. What does Colin buy for Harry in Part 5, Chapter 27?
(a) A car.
(b) Dinner.
(c) A suit and furniture.
(d) New kitchen appliances.

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

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

15. In Part 4, Chapter 22, what do Colin and Margaret discuss heatedly?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Worker's rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry say about Colin's teaching career in Part 4, Chapter 24?

2. What makes Colin suspicious of Stafford's relationship with Margaret?

3. What does Elizabeth do when Colin asks what she'll do with her life in Part 5, Chapter 31?

4. In Part 4, Chapter 22 what does Margaret help Colin's mother with?

5. Who talks Colin out of marrying Margaret?

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