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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lily Pabst run away to at age 16?
(a) New York City.
(b) Miami.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

2. Where is Philip Swallow headed to from Ankara?
(a) Rummidge.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Amsterdam.

3. From whom does Persse borrow $200 to get back to Ireland?
(a) Arthu Kingfisher.
(b) Ronald Frobisher.
(c) Felix Skinner.
(d) Morris Zapp.

4. On the last night Phillip is in Ankara he attends a reception in whose honor?
(a) A Nobel prizewinner.
(b) A musical quartet.
(c) A Hollywood actress.
(d) Philip himself.

5. Who does Persse meet on the plane to Seoul?
(a) Arthur Kingfisher.
(b) Song-Mi Lee.
(c) Ronald Frobisher.
(d) Angelica Pabst.

6. Who asks the final question of the speakers at "The Function of Criticism" forum?
(a) Angelica Pabst.
(b) Fulvia Morgana.
(c) Jacques Textel.
(d) Persse McGarrigle.

7. What is the literal meaning of "karaoke"?
(a) "Amateur singers."
(b) "Wordless music."
(c) "Voice projection."
(d) "Empty orchestra."

8. What does Persse find of Angelica's in the trash?
(a) Tights that have a hole.
(b) A broken hairbrush.
(c) An earmarked magazine.
(d) A handwritten to-do list.

9. What does Persse do while waiting for the travel agents to set up his rental house?
(a) He applies for an American Express card.
(b) He has lunch.
(c) He calls his mother.
(d) He sends Morris Zapp a postcard.

10. What is Miranda doing when Joy tells Philip he is her father?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Playing with her dolls.
(c) Skipping rope.
(d) Dancing.

11. What author is the subject of the conference Morris Zapp attends in Zurich?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Jane Austen.

12. Whom does Angelica love?
(a) Morris Zapp.
(b) Ernesto Morgana.
(c) Persse McGarrigle.
(d) Peter McGarrigle.

13. In which country is it "not necessary" to tip taxi drivers?
(a) Japan.
(b) Israel.
(c) Norway.
(d) Mexico.

14. Whom does Persse run into at the penthouse party's buffet?
(a) Ronald Frobisher.
(b) Angelica Pabst.
(c) Felix Skinner.
(d) Akira Sakazaki.

15. Whom does Persse run into at a bar in Lausanne?
(a) Philip Swallow.
(b) Morris Zapp.
(c) Angelica Pabst.
(d) Michel Tardieu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does Philip correctly identify when quoted to him?

2. Where does Persse first see Angelica?

3. How is Philip traveling out of Ankara?

4. Which one of these professors does not speak at "The Function of Criticism" forum?

5. Who is sitting next to Persse in the boat?

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