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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 author was Morris Zapp's specialty?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Emily Bronte.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) James Joyce.

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

3. In whose room does Persse hide in a wardrobe?
(a) Robin Dempsey's.
(b) Morris Zapp's.
(c) Sybil Maiden's.
(d) Angelica Pabst's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the British Council representative's wife?

2. What is the name of Michel Tardieu's lover?

3. In what city does Akbil Borak teach?

4. What does "McGarrigle" mean in Irish?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joy as Philip first saw her.

2. What are Morris Zapp's reasons for jogging?

3. What is Miss Sybil Maiden's overarching theory about literature?

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

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

6. What is the content of Desiree Zapp's conversation with her agent?

7. What two letters from London are awaiting Persse McGarrigle when he returns to Limerick?

8. Describe Akira Sakazaki's home.

9. Who is Arthur Kingfisher?

10. What is the minor argument between Michel Tardieu and Albert about?

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