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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 has Persse written in the snow?
(a) "A.L. + P.M."
(b) "Marry me."
(c) "Angelica."
(d) "I love you."

2. What color was the light in the council representative's bedroom?
(a) Purple.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Orange.

3. Who is Alice Kauffman?
(a) Morris Zapp's publisher.
(b) One of Rodney Wainwright's students.
(c) Desiree's agent.
(d) The author of an article being reviewed by Arthur Kingfisher.

4. Where did Philip's plane make an emergency landing?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. What play did the conferees originally buy tickets to see?
(a) "Our Town."
(b) "A Streetcar Named Desire."
(c) "Romeo & Juliet."
(d) "King Lear."

Short Answer Questions

1. What disrupts the Heathrow terminal while Persse McGarrigle is checking in?

2. In what city does Akbil Borak teach?

3. Who makes the announcement of an emergency landing to the passengers?

4. What is Fulvia reading on the plane to Milan?

5. What does the British Council representative advise Philip Swallow to take with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Rudyard Parkinson's passions?

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

4. What is Ronald Frobisher's opinion on literary prizes?

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

6. Describe Akira Sakazaki's home.

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

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

9. What joke does Angelica play on both Robin Dempsey and Persse?

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

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