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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dangerfield not get a part-time job?
(a) He has to study.
(b) His legs hurt.
(c) There are no jobs available.
(d) He has no skills.

2. Which of the following is NOT an item that O'Keefe leaves behind when he leaves?
(a) Ties.
(b) Coffee pot.
(c) Razors.
(d) Notebooks.

3. Where does Alma work?
(a) Biscuit factory.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Bar.
(d) Diner.

4. Who is Egbert Skully?
(a) Dangerfield's father-in-law.
(b) O'Keefe's Economics professor.
(c) The Dangerfields' landlord.
(d) The local pub owner.

5. What does Dangerfield give to the young boy he runs into?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The bike.
(c) A few coins.
(d) His hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does O'Keefe give to Dangerfield?

2. Chris makes a meal of bacon and _________________.

3. What wry comment does a passenger make as Dangerfield leaves the train?

4. Who is the woman who rents out the sitting room in the new house?

5. What does Chris bring with her when she returns home from work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Dangerfield and Marion fight when she returns home from her trip?

2. How do Dangerfield and Marion feel about living in the new house?

3. What does Chris learn about Dangerfield and Marion's sex life and what does Dangerfield reveal about wanting to have sex with Chris?

4. How do Marion and Dangerfield differ in their approach to their life together?

5. Why does Dangerfield not mind when Chris tries to talk about their relationship?

6. What does O'Keefe realize about Dangerfield when he loans Dangerfield money?

7. How does the impoverished Dangerfield secure food for O'Keefe and himself?

8. Who was Blessed Oliver Plunkett?

9. Why are O'Keefe's challenges in having sex partly of his own making?

10. Who is Kenneth O'Keefe and where does Dangerfield invite him to go in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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