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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. Where does Dangerfield go before boarding the train?
(a) The ticket office.
(b) The bookstore.
(c) The restroom.
(d) The gift shop.

2. What cannot be purchased in Catholic Dublin?
(a) Guns.
(b) Girlie magazine.
(c) Condoms.
(d) Yarmulkes.

3. Where had Dangerfield spent the previous night?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A park bench.
(c) Home.
(d) Chris' room.

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

5. What does Marion receive in the mail that emboldens her?
(a) An inheritance check.
(b) A job offer.
(c) A love letter from a secret admirer.
(d) A check from Dangerfield's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Dangerfield write a letter complaining about his financial woes?

2. What does Dangerfield steal while trying to get away from the people in the pub?

3. What does Dangerfield do to calm himself after a fight with Marion?

4. Why does Marion slap Dangerfield?

5. What nationality is Sebastian Dangerfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dangerfield's destructive behavior when he learns that Marion has received money from his father?

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

3. How do Dangerfield's behavioral traits undermine him in terms of money vs. pleasure?

4. How does Dangerfield try to appease Marion when she realizes Dangerfield might be having an affair?

5. Why does Dangerfield turn to Chris when he has wrecked the bar in a drunken state?

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

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

8. Where has Marion moved and why does Dangerfield seem to like it?

9. Who was Blessed Oliver Plunkett?

10. How does Dangerfield view his wife and child and his life in general?

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