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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes the announcement of an emergency landing to the passengers?
(a) A flight attendant.
(b) The pilot.
(c) A doctor who is flying as a passenger.
(d) A prerecorded cassette.

2. What does Philip give to Morris after telling him his secret story?
(a) A photograph from years ago.
(b) A box of cigars.
(c) A check to repay borrowed money.
(d) A copy of his book.

3. What is the subject of Philip Swallow's book?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Structuralism.
(c) T.S. Eliot.
(d) Hazlitt.

4. What was the name of the British Council representative's wife?
(a) Joy.
(b) Hilary.
(c) Angelica.
(d) Desiree.

5. What does Persse go into town to buy?
(a) Cologne.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Condoms.
(d) Toothpaste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the epilogue to Philip's story?

2. What evidence does Hilary Swallow have of her husband's cheating?

3. What does "McGarrigle" mean in Irish?

4. On which poet did Persse McGarrigle write his thesis?

5. What does Philip Swallow have thrown at him at the medieval banquet?

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