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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. How much does Daisy earn per week?

2. In Part 1, Section 1, which city is home to "logic and reason?"

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

4. Who writes Fred a "truncated" note that rattles on about Fred's position at the college?

5. According to King James I of England, where should one sleep at Cambridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the beginning of Part 2, Section 8, where does Daisy live? Give at least three details describing the city.

2. In Part 2, Section 9, where does Daisy seek employment? Describe the job applicants' waiting room.

3. In Part 1, Section 4, how does Fred feel towards the Master of the college? Give details for support.

4. Describe the inconveniences experienced by students due to the size of St. Angelicus.

5. What mistake does Daisy make concerning Dr. Sage?

6. What happens during Daisy's childhood that changes the plight of her and her mother?

7. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 3, what does Fred know about Professor Flowerdew? What does Flowerdew know about Fred?

8. What are Professor Flowerdew's religious beliefs?

9. Explain how accepting Christianity on faith is contrary to Fred's education.

10. Which jobs did Fred inherit with his Junior Fellowship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daisy's early life is one of poverty and love. 1) Discuss Daisy's early lifestyle with her mother in London. 2) What values were instilled in Daisy by her mother's own work ethic? 3) How could the relationship between Daisy and her mother be described? Give details for support.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Fred visits his father because he wants to share that he is now an unbeliever. He corrects his title to a "conditional unbeliever." 1) According to Fred, what is the difference between an "unbeliever" and a "conditional unbeliever"? 2) Which title is more appropriate for Fred? Why? Give at least three examples of Fred's reactions to story events that support your answer.

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