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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the inscription on Fred's letterhead?
(a) Bon temps roulez.
(b) Semper fidelis.
(c) Tempus fugit.
(d) Estoy in mis tece.

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

3. How many applicants are accepted at Blackfriars Hospital every year?
(a) Ten or twelve.
(b) One or two.
(c) Four or five.
(d) Twenty or more.

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

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

6. To what facility is Fred moved after the accident?
(a) A hospital.
(b) The Rectory.
(c) A nursing home.
(d) A boarding house.

7. In Part 1, Section 1, which city is home to "logic and reason?"
(a) London.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Surrey.
(d) New York.

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

9. What does Mrs. Wrayburn place on Fred's nightstand?
(a) A photo and calling card.
(b) Grapes and scissors.
(c) His wallet and toothbrush.
(d) Pen and paper.

10. Why does Professor Flowerdew need an assistant?
(a) To instruct his students in physics.
(b) To help develop an atomic model.
(c) To help him with experiments.
(d) To help establish a laboratory.

11. What is the meaning of "Estoy in mis trece?"
(a) "Peace to you."
(b) "Safe in my trust."
(c) "I have not changed my mind."
(d) "On wings of peace."

12. Who is mistaken for Fred's wife?
(a) Mrs. Matthews.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Mrs. Wrayburn.
(d) The farmer's daughter.

13. To whom is Fred penning a letter to in Part 1, Section 6?
(a) Miss Holcombe.
(b) Miss Saunders.
(c) The Provost.
(d) His father.

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

15. What smells filled Daisy's childhood?
(a) French perfume and fruity wines.
(b) Lavendar and honeysuckle.
(c) Apples and wisteria.
(d) Vinegar and gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Fred, who established the relationship between the speed of objects and the local speed of sound?

2. Who fails to kill Pope Benedict by poisoning him?

3. In Part 2, Section 10, what becomes the place of anxiety and pain?

4. What does Mrs. Martinez lift out of a wicker washing-basket to show to Daisy?

5. Who is the the Senior Registrar at the hospital?

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