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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the meaning of "Estoy in mis trece?"
2. What is the cause of Fred's bicycle accident?
3. How many urgent messages await Fred when he returns after bicycling?
4. What mistake does Daisy make in answering Dr. Sage's question?
5. Where did Fred and two of his friends go for a walking holiday?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Skippey asking Fred to debate on at the next Disobligers' Society's meeting? Why does he ask Fred to take this side at the debate? What are the religious beliefs of Fred's debate opponent?
2. In Part 1, Section 4, Dr. Matthews is introduced. Describe Dr. Matthews, the Provost of James's.
3. During the debate, who asks that the motion concerning the soul be repeated? What statement does this person make about the debate's topic?
4. What does Fred remember about his recuperation from the accident?
5. According to Fred, what is meant by "conditional unbelief"?
6. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 3, what does Fred know about Professor Flowerdew? What does Flowerdew know about Fred?
7. Describe the artwork that is above the Great Gate.
8. Why is the use of the word "fortunate" in reference to Flowerdew's appointment a shock to Fred?
9. Who does Daisy seek references from? Who declines to give her a reference?
10. How does Fred's father react to Fred's news that he is now a non-believer? What does the father ask of Fred?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The story opens with a stormy scene. The road to Cambridge has been strewn with willow branches. 1) Discuss an analogy that can be drawn between the strewn willow branches and Daisy's life. 2) How does the storm foreshadow a change in Fred's life?
Essay Topic 2
In making plans to tell his father about his unbelief, Fred overlooks the father's "human" role in a son's life. 1) Compare/contrast the two roles (minister/father) that Mr. Fairly plays in Fred's life. 2) If a parishoner approached Mr. Fairly with the same unbelief, would his reaction be different? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Fellows of St. Angelicus are not allowed to marry. What are possible reasons for this rule? Are the reasons still valid for continuing this practice? Why or why not?
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