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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the morning he leaves for Turkey, what does Philip Swallow discover they are out of?
(a) Toilet paper.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Soap.

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

3. 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.

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

5. Whom does Felix Skinner call first to give a reader's report on Persse McGarrigle's book about T.S. Eliot and Shakespeare?
(a) Michel Tardieu.
(b) Rudyard Parkinson.
(c) Siegfried von Turpitz.
(d) Philip Swallow.

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

7. What is Fulvia wearing while she and Morris have dinner?
(a) A pair of leggings and one of her husband's shirts.
(b) A silk kimono.
(c) Her work clothes.
(d) A long white wool robe.

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

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

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

11. What is Cheryl Summerbee's job?
(a) Stewardess.
(b) Check-in clerk at the airport.
(c) Taxi driver.
(d) Luggage handler at the airport.

12. How is Bernadette making a living?
(a) As a call girl.
(b) As a shop girl.
(c) As a hotel maid.
(d) As a stripper.

13. What is the title of the poem that Angelica invites Persse to reenact with her?
(a) "The Eve of St. Agnes."
(b) "Evangeline."
(c) "Christabel."
(d) "The Rape of the Lock."

14. What does the chapel resemble physically?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A cathedral.
(c) A movie theatre.
(d) A confessional.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felix Skinner find in the basement storeroom of his publishing house?

2. At the end of Part II, Chapter 1, what character is standing at an open window, smiling into the sun?

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

4. What country did Philip visit on his first lecture tour?

5. With whom have the Ringbaums tagged along to the prizegiving party?

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