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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. Dangerfield is drinking ___________ from a bottle stashed in the pouch of the kangaroo costume.
(a) Tea.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Gin.
(d) Wine.

2. Dangerfield goes to a party at Tony Malarkey's place located in __________________.
(a) downtown Dublin.
(b) the Catacombs.
(c) the meat packing district.
(d) Bristol.

3. Why does Dangerfield call his landlady during dinner?
(a) To ask if his fiancee can stay in his room.
(b) To tell her he will be out of town for two weeks.
(c) To tell her that he left a hot plate on.
(d) To ask her to close his window since it looks like rain.

4. What is the message in a letter Dangerfield picks up at MacDoon's?
(a) Felicity has pneumonia.
(b) Marion wants a divorce.
(c) Dangerfield's father has died.
(d) O'Keefe has been killed in a boating accident.

5. Where does Dangerfield go as he waits for his boat to London?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A pub.
(c) Trinity College.
(d) A cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dangerfield receive in the mail in Chapter 17?

2. How long do Dangerfield and Mary stay in Dangerfield's room before emerging again?

3. Who does Dangerfield visit before leaving Dublin?

4. What does O'Keefe demand from Dangerfield?

5. Which of the following is NOT part of the meal that Miss Frost prepares?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dangerfield's new plan to move to London and does he ask Miss Frost to go with him?

2. In what way is Mary different from Dangerfield?

3. At whose expense does Dangerfield live a better life in London?

4. Why has Mary's true personality emerged since meeting Dangerfield?

5. What news is assumed to be true about Clocklan?

6. Contrast the worlds of Mary and Dangerfield.

7. Why does Mary's bath symbolize her new life?

8. How does Dangerfield's change in his personal hygiene reflect his move into a wealthier lifestyle?

9. Why does Miss Frost regret going to bed with Dangerfield?

10. Why does Dangerfield believe that his father's death is the end to all of Dangerfield's problems?

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