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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 the magazine for which Morris serves on the editorial board?
(a) "Textual Striptease."
(b) "Zeitgeist."
(c) "Metacriticism."
(d) "Structuralism."

2. Who does Cheryl Summerbee seat next to Persse on the plane?
(a) Nuns.
(b) An elderly woman who is deaf.
(c) Another professor.
(d) A mother with three young children.

3. What is Fulvia reading on the plane to Milan?
(a) Philip Swallow's book.
(b) A literary journal.
(c) A fashion magazine.
(d) A collection of essays.

4. What is Persse drinking at the Royal Academy of Literature's prizegiving party?
(a) Red wine.
(b) Guinness.
(c) White wine.
(d) Water.

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

6. What event is planned for the final night of the conference?
(a) A medieval banquet.
(b) A talent show.
(c) A concert.
(d) Dinner theatre.

7. What was the council representative's wife wearing?
(a) A red nightgown and matching robe.
(b) Pink flannel pajamas.
(c) A light blue velour robe.
(d) One of her husband's T-shirts and blue sweatpants.

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

9. What does Hilary bring to Philip in the taxi?
(a) His clean underwear and socks.
(b) A love note.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) His passport.

10. With whom does Frobisher start a fight at the party?
(a) Felix Skinner.
(b) Howard Ringbaum.
(c) Persse McGarrigle.
(d) Rudyard Parkinson.

11. What is Ronald Frobisher watching on television when he falls asleep?
(a) A made-for-TV miniseries.
(b) Cartoons.
(c) A police thriller series.
(d) The news.

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

13. What evidence does Hilary Swallow have of her husband's cheating?
(a) An examination booklet.
(b) A recorded phone call.
(c) Love letters.
(d) A photograph.

14. What does the British Council representative advise Philip Swallow to take with him?
(a) Toilet paper.
(b) Sugar.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) Pepper.

15. Whose latest book is Rudyard Parkinson reviewing?
(a) Arthur Kingfisher's.
(b) Ronald Frobisher's.
(c) Philip Swallow's.
(d) Morris Zapp's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What club does Howard Ringbaum desperately want to join?

2. What is the name of Morris Zapp's ex-wife?

3. On the morning he leaves for Turkey, what does Philip Swallow discover they are out of?

4. What does Philip give to Morris after telling him his secret story?

5. In whose room does Persse hide in a wardrobe?

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