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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of painting catches Montgomery's attention at Whitewater?
(a) A painting of the countryside.
(b) A painting of a woman.
(c) An abstract piece of modern art.
(d) A painting of the mountains.

2. What is Montgomery's dream about?
(a) He dreams he has met a beautiful woman.
(b) He dreams he is chewing on an unknown creature.
(c) He dreams about his mother dying.
(d) He dreams about his dead father.

3. Who was visited every time Montgomery and his father went to Dun Laoghaire when Montgomery was a child?
(a) Montgomery's grandmother.
(b) Montgomery's father's mistress.
(c) Montgomery's mother.
(d) Montgomery's aunt.

4. How is Montgomery's lawyer described?
(a) As an incompetent.
(b) As a complete waste of money.
(c) As a manipulator.
(d) As a "terror in the courtroom."

5. Who is Randolph?
(a) A childhood friend of Montgomery's.
(b) Montgomery's brother.
(c) An American drug dealer that Montgomery blackmails.
(d) Montgomery's father.

6. What has actually happened to these missing items?
(a) They got burned in a fire.
(b) His mother sold them.
(c) They were put into a vault.
(d) They were stolen in a robbery.

7. What does Montgomery wonder about as he tells the court where he was?
(a) If anyone cared about him anymore.
(b) Why he was even in jail.
(c) If his life was worth living.
(d) If he ruined his mother's life.

8. How does Montgomery feel about Randolph when he meets him?
(a) He finds him to be loyal
(b) He finds him threatening.
(c) He finds him interesting.
(d) He finds him untrustworthy.

9. The day Montgomery goes to the hardware shop, he goes somewhere else instead of home. Where does he go?
(a) Sightseeing.
(b) To a museum.
(c) A garage to buy a car.
(d) For a walk in the park.

10. What does Montgomery buy at the hardware shop?
(a) A measuring tape and nails.
(b) Twine, brown paper, and a rope.
(c) A chainsaw.
(d) A wrench, screwdriver and screws

11. What does Montgomery do when he first sees Charlie French that surprises himself?
(a) He calls Charlie a friend.
(b) He punches Charlie.
(c) He yells at Charlie.
(d) He hugs Charlie.

12. How long has Montgomery been away from his family home until this most recent visit?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) One year.

13. How does Montgomery feel about the appearance of Dublin?
(a) It looks exactly the same.
(b) The city has improved greatly.
(c) It is cleaner than it used to be.
(d) It has deteriorated since his last visit.

14. What happens in Montgomery's recurring dream about his father?
(a) His father is suffering from severe pain.
(b) His father is still alive.
(c) His father is rescued from a series of dangers.
(d) His father is an angel.

15. Where does Montgomery attend school and meet his wife?
(a) Ireland.
(b) South America.
(c) London.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montgomery describe his mother?

2. What does Dorothy claim her relationship with the stable hand is?

3. What did Montgomery get every time he went to Dun Laoghaire as a child?

4. What does Montgomery realize has pulled him to Whitewater?

5. What profession does Montgomery claim to have?

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