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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did Angelica use while stripping in Soho?
(a) Violet.
(b) Petunia.
(c) Rose.
(d) Lily.

2. What does Morris leave the room to get before Philip tells his story?
(a) A notepad.
(b) A cigar.
(c) His sweater.
(d) A glass of water.

3. What book is Akira Sakazaki translating into Japanese?
(a) "Could Try Harder."
(b) "Any Road."
(c) "Hazlitt and the Amateur Reader."
(d) "Beyond Criticism."

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

5. For what organization does Jacques Textel work?
(a) University Teachers of English Language and Literature.
(b) Oxford.
(c) The Royal Academy of Literature.
(d) UNESCO.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Alice Kauffman?

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

3. With what country is Frobisher doing a radio interview after the prizegiving party?

4. How many people are attending the conference in Rummidge?

5. In what city does Persse teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Morris' advice to Philip regarding his conference?

2. Who is Arthur Kingfisher?

3. How does Fulvia Morgana reconcile her Marxist philosophy with her wealthy lifestyle?

4. What does Robin Dempsey's Centre of Computational Statistics tell Ronald Frobisher about his writing?

5. How did Persse get his current job in Limerick?

6. Why is Morris Zapp so hesitant to accept Fulvia's advances?

7. Why is Dr. Akbil Borak reading the entire "Collected Works of William Hazlitt"?

8. How does Cheryl Summerbee keep from getting bored at work?

9. Describe Akira Sakazaki's home.

10. What personal story does Robin Dempsey tell Persse at the sherry reception?

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