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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Desiree's book?
(a) "What Does a Man Want?"
(b) "Frailty Thy Name is Man."
(c) "No Fury Like a Man Scorned."
(d) "Men."

2. What has Persse written in the snow?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "Marry me."
(c) "A.L. + P.M."
(d) "Angelica."

3. What is on the wall of the chapel's vestibule?
(a) Illustrated Bible scenes.
(b) A church-year calendar.
(c) A schedule of services.
(d) A board full of handwritten prayers.

4. What is the name of Michel Tardieu's lover?
(a) Albert.
(b) Therese.
(c) Solange.
(d) Pierre.

5. At the end of Part II, Chapter 1, what character is standing at an open window, smiling into the sun?
(a) Hilary Swallow.
(b) Persse McGarrigle.
(c) Robin Dempsey.
(d) Joy Simpson.

6. What play did the conferees originally buy tickets to see?
(a) "Our Town."
(b) "Romeo & Juliet."
(c) "King Lear."
(d) "A Streetcar Named Desire."

7. Why is Matthew Swallow home from school?
(a) Vacation.
(b) He is sick.
(c) A teachers' strike.
(d) Snow.

8. What color was the light in the council representative's bedroom?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Orange.
(d) Yellow.

9. Where was Angelica found as a baby?
(a) In a hospital emergency room.
(b) In a dumpster.
(c) On her parents' doorstep.
(d) In an airplane bathroom.

10. What does Philip Swallow have thrown at him at the medieval banquet?
(a) Dinner rolls.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Chocolate coins.

11. What is at Helicon, New Hampshire?
(a) A major art museum.
(b) A writers' colony.
(c) An all-women's university.
(d) A rehabilitation center.

12. What detail of Morris' life intrigues Fulvia?
(a) That his brother is a famous rock star.
(b) That his ex-wife wrote "Difficult Days."
(c) That he doesn't drink alcohol.
(d) That he is a deconstructionist.

13. Which of these people does Persse not meet on the top floor of the residence hall?
(a) Angelica Pabst.
(b) Philip Swallow.
(c) Robin Dempsey.
(d) Rupert Sutcliffe.

14. What country did Philip visit on his first lecture tour?
(a) Italy.
(b) The United States.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

15. What play did the conferees see performed at the Repertory Theatre?
(a) "Cinderella."
(b) "King Lear."
(c) "Romeo & Juliet."
(d) "Puss in Boots."

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose latest book is Rudyard Parkinson reviewing?

2. What is the subject of Philip Swallow's book?

3. What does Hilary bring to Philip in the taxi?

4. What does Persse attempt to find in the airport?

5. What type of car does Siegfried von Turpitz drive?

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