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

2. What is the subject of Philip Swallow's book?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Hazlitt.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Structuralism.

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

4. What does Persse attempt to find in the airport?
(a) Lost and Found.
(b) A working payphone.
(c) A shoeshine man.
(d) The chapel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Hilary bring to Philip in the taxi?

4. In what country does Fulvia Morgana teach?

5. Who does Cheryl Summerbee seat next to Persse on the plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Morris Zapp's theory about sex?

2. How does the Ringbaums' day go after landing in London?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is Desiree doing while Morris Zapp is en route to the Rummidge airport?

10. Describe Akira Sakazaki's home.

(see the answer keys)

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