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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 disrupts the Heathrow terminal while Persse McGarrigle is checking in?
(a) A large group of schoolchildren on a field trip.
(b) A tourist group of Muslims praying toward Mecca.
(c) A labor strike.
(d) A cat escaped from its carrier.

2. What does Akira Sakazaki have planned for after work?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Golf.
(c) A dinner date.
(d) A haircut.

3. Where was Angelica found as a baby?
(a) On her parents' doorstep.
(b) In a hospital emergency room.
(c) In an airplane bathroom.
(d) In a dumpster.

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

5. What does "McGarrigle" mean in Irish?
(a) "Son of Super-valour."
(b) "Son of Handsomeness."
(c) "Son of a Blacksmith."
(d) "Son of a Farmer."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What item does Philip Swallow always pack too many of when traveling?

4. What event is planned for the final night of the conference?

5. From what disease did Persse suffer during his postgraduate studies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Philip think about in the twenty minutes the damaged plane spent circling Genoa?

6. When Hilary tells Morris that she "made her bed," what does she mean?

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

8. Describe the atmosphere Philip sets to tell his story about Joy.

9. Why is Persse's Aunty Nuala not at home when he goes to visit?

10. How does Philip Swallow's first day in Turkey go?

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