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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. Who announces at the debate that Fred will be speaking, opposing a motion?
2. Who makes quince preserves?
3. During what hours does Blackfriars Hospital accept employment applications?
4. To what facility is Fred moved after the accident?
5. According to King James I of England, where should one sleep at Cambridge?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how accepting Christianity on faith is contrary to Fred's education.
2. Explain Mrs. Wrayburn's statement that she wouldn't have mistaken Daisy as being Fred's wife after the accident if she had known he was a Fellow at St. Angelicus.
3. 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?
4. How many notes are waiting for Fred when he returns to his room at the beginning of the book? Who are the notes from?
5. According to Skippey, why is Fred's opponent's performance at the debate not very noteworthy?
6. What are the two great distinctions of St. Angelicus?
7. In Part 2, Section 9, where does Daisy seek employment? Describe the job applicants' waiting room.
8. Who does Fred Fairly meet on his way to his room? What is their conversation about?
9. According to Fred In Part 1, Section 7, why is he writing Daisy? Why is the letter out of line with Fred's usual reasoning?
10. Describe the artwork that is above the Great Gate.
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
Daisy's mother dies a short time after their visit to Selfridge's opening. 1) How does the chaos during the store's opening foreshadow upheaval in Daisy's life? 2) What analogy can be drawn from the store's "opening" to Daisy's life?
Essay Topic 3
St. Angelicus has the dubious distinction of being founded by Pope Benedict, who was later dethroned. Discuss the unsettling history of the place that is now considered to be the home of "logic and reason."
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