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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Fred, who established the relationship between the speed of objects and the local speed of sound?
(a) C. T. R. Wilson.
(b) Professor Rutherford.
(c) Professor Flowerdew.
(d) Ernst Mach.

2. In Part 1, Section 7, who does Fred think would not be able to tell him about Daisy's "marriageable class"?
(a) George Holcombe.
(b) His father.
(c) Skippey.
(d) The Provost.

3. What is known as Higgledy-Piggledy?
(a) Skippey.
(b) Professor Flowerdew.
(c) The Master.
(d) Fred Fairly.

4. Who has recently heard the mewing of newborn kittens?
(a) Fred Fairly.
(b) The Tutor.
(c) The Master of the College.
(d) The Provost of the College.

5. What extends beyond the college buildings?
(a) The ivy walkway.
(b) A high brick wall.
(c) The cellars.
(d) An overgrown footpath.

6. Where did Fred and two of his friends go for a walking holiday?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Austria.
(c) Greece.
(d) France.

7. Who is Fred displeased to see at the debate?
(a) The Provost.
(b) Holcombe.
(c) Miss Saunders.
(d) Skippey.

8. According to King James I of England, where should one dine at Cambridge?
(a) At King's.
(b) At Trinity.
(c) At the Rectory.
(d) At Jesus.

9. What is one of Fred's friend's reaction to the news that Fred has been offered a post?
(a) The friend gets angry.
(b) The friend shrugs.
(c) The friend laughs.
(d) The friend bursts into tears.

10. Who invites Fred in "for that pipe"?
(a) George Holcombe.
(b) A Junior Fellow.
(c) Skippey.
(d) Dr. Matthews.

11. How many urgent messages await Fred when he returns after bicycling?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

12. After saying thank you, where is Miss Saunders going?
(a) To the Wrayburns' home.
(b) To London.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To the Rectory.

13. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1920.

14. Who is remembered for being dethroned two years after his election in 1394?
(a) Pope Benedict.
(b) Pope Pius V.
(c) Henry the Eighth.
(d) Pope Alexander.

15. What is the name of Fred's college?
(a) St. Angelicus.
(b) Cambridge Institute.
(c) Surrey University.
(d) St. Stevens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of family does Fred come from?

2. In Part 1, Section 3, who invites Fred up to his office during a downpour at a gathering?

3. According to college records, how many times has the gate at the southwest entrance been found standing open?

4. After less than a year at her first job, where does Daisy take employment?

5. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 4, where did King James I of England think one should pray at Cambridge?

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