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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 did Dickie's mother send for him?
(a) Deodrant
(b) Nose drops
(c) Anti-depressants
(d) Eye drops

2. What kind of cigarettes does Tom buy for Dickie?
(a) Malboro
(b) Sparta
(c) Rothmans
(d) Lucky Strikes

3. What does Tom visit in Rome?
(a) Libraries
(b) Bookshops
(c) Museums
(d) Graveyards

4. What city does Tom travel to?
(a) Milan
(b) Naples
(c) Paris
(d) Pisa

5. What does Tom think about pushing Dickie off of?
(a) A diving board
(b) A building
(c) A cliff
(d) A mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom buy to go with his cap?

2. Why does Marge not want to go to San Remo with the two boys?

3. Who does Tom meet on the bus?

4. What is the name of the hotel Tom stays at in Rome?

5. What does Dickie want to do with Marge in Cortina d'Ampezzo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it safe for Tom to tell the Greenleafs he studied in Princeton?

2. What does Tom write in a letter from Dickie to Marge?

3. Why does Carlo want two people to ride to Paris in a coffin?

4. How does Tom want to prepare for meeting the Greenleafs for dinner?

5. Why does Tom feel proud of the work he has done for Mr. Greenleaf?

6. Why does Tom immediately hate Marge?

7. How does Dickie insult Tom in Chapter 12?

8. Who does Tom think is the man following him?

9. How does Dickie anger Tom in Chapter 10?

10. Why is Tom frightened of water?

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