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

2. What about the stable hand shocks Montgomery?
(a) Her kindness towards his mother.
(b) Her intellect.
(c) Her work ethic.
(d) Her strength.

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

4. Where does Montgomery travel to after he neglects to pay back the money he borrowed?
(a) Italy.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Spain.
(d) America.

5. What does Montgomery claim about his actions at the time he committed his crime?
(a) That he doesn't think he did anything wrong.
(b) That he knew exactly what he was doing.
(c) That he was disassociated from himself.
(d) That he never meant to do any of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Montgomery goes to get the money, where are his wife and child?

2. What does Montgomery do when he first sees Charlie French that surprises himself?

3. Who is the first witness called to the stand?

4. What is Montgomery's dream about?

5. What is Charlie French's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Montgomery's counsel forces him to say that he wanted to kill his father so he could marry his mother. Montgomery claims this isn't true. Why would his counsel force him to tell this lie?

2. Is Montgomery's mother's reasoning for selling the paintings understandable? Why or why not?

3. Why are the details of Montgomery's engagement and marriage to Daphne important?

4. Montgomery describes his father and spends a lot time focusing on his mustache. Why does Montgomery do this?

5. In the beginning of the novel, Montgomery makes a point to say he is not a homosexual. Why does he continue to make references to homosexuals, as when comparing his lawyer to a boy he believes was in love with him when he was a child?

6. Why does Montgomery feel the need to describe his mother as "statuesque"?

7. The stable hand, Joanne, is very kind to his mother. This makes Montgomery very uncomfortable. Why would Montgomery be uncomfortable with the stable hand's kindness?

8. Montgomery has the feeling he is about to do something very bad. Why is this ironic?

9. Why would it be in Montgomery's benefit to keep information on Randolph to blackmail him?

10. Montgomery describes his old home as in disrepair and falling apart. At the same time, his mother tells him that he has gained weight. Why is it important that these two incidences are told together in Montgomery's story?

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