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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. How does Elizabeth feel about her relationship with Colin?
(a) She feels that he is very mean.
(b) She feels they have little in common.
(c) She feels that he is too stubborn.
(d) She feels they have a good chance.

2. What does Ellen tell Colin about Steven in Part 5, Chapter 26?
(a) That Steven always means well.
(b) That Steven needs extra time in life.
(c) That Steven has never done Colin any harm.
(d) That Steven just isn't as smart as Colin.

3. Where does Stephens usually take Colin on the back of his scooter after work?
(a) Home.
(b) To the store.
(c) Out to eat.
(d) To the bus stop.

4. What is Stafford's option other than attending Oxford?
(a) Travel to the United States.
(b) Become a politician.
(c) Go to a university in Paris.
(d) Join the military.

5. Why doesn't Colin serve in the military?
(a) He is too old to join.
(b) He needs more college first.
(c) He doesn't go to the right office.
(d) He has flat feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stafford's brother do for a living?

2. When Margaret is accepted to a university, how far away from Colin is it?

3. Who talks Colin out of marrying Margaret?

4. How does Colin feel about the flat Elizabeth moves into on her own?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Harry talks to Colin about Andrew for the first time?

2. What does Margaret comment on after visiting the Savilles' house in Part 4, Chapter 22?

3. When Colin visits Stafford's home in Part 4, Chapter 17, how do Stafford's parents act?

4. In Part 5, Chapter 28, what worries Colin most about Elizabeth?

5. In Part 4, Chapter 19, what happens when Colin invites Sheila over to his house?

6. Summarize what happens at the train station when Colin finally leaves Saxton?

7. What does Colin do before Margaret visits his parents' house for the first time?

8. How does Michael react to his father's death?

9. What do Elizabeth and Colin argue about in Part 5, Chapter 29?

10. How does Colin choose the university he wants to attend in Part 4, Chapter 20?

(see the answer keys)

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