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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 travel arrangements does Morris hint at for his rather last-minute invitee?
(a) A helicopter tour of Jerusalem.
(b) First-class train travel across the Middle East.
(c) The Concorde for the transatlantic flight.
(d) A first-class berth on the Queen Elizabeth II to cross the ocean.

2. Who asks the final question of the speakers at "The Function of Criticism" forum?
(a) Jacques Textel.
(b) Fulvia Morgana.
(c) Angelica Pabst.
(d) Persse McGarrigle.

3. What poet does Philip correctly identify when quoted to him?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Tennyson.
(c) Keats.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. Who is mentioned in a newspaper cutting sent to Morris Zapp as a possible UNESCO chair?
(a) Philip Swallow.
(b) Michel Tardieu.
(c) Ronald Frobisher.
(d) Siegfried von Turpitz.

5. In what country does Philip meet up with Joy for a tryst?
(a) Greece.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author is the subject of the conference Morris Zapp attends in Zurich?

2. What character was Angelica playing in the literary work being enacted in Lausanne?

3. How does Persse get to the airport from Lausanne?

4. Who is revealed as Lily and Angelica's biological father?

5. In which country is soup eaten at every meal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the MLA?

2. What are the differences between Waikiki Beach in Hawaii and the beach Persse knows in Connemara, Ireland?

3. Describe the streets of the red light district.

4. How is Philip feeling about his trip to Turkey on his last night?

5. How does Persse cause a scene at the Amsterdam conference?

6. What has happened to Howard Ringbaum?

7. What does Lodge declare is the real attraction for people who go to conferences?

8. How does Persse miss the train to Geneva on which Angelica is traveling?

9. What are Morris Zapp's reasons for inviting Arthur Kingfisher to his Jerusalem conference?

10. What exciting news does Hilary have for Philip when he returns home?

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