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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. What prompts Dangerfield to run from the house?
(a) Someone is breaking in.
(b) Skully appears.
(c) A fire starts.
(d) The sound of a mob approaching.

2. What does Miss Frost cook for Dangerfield for dinner?
(a) Lamb stew.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Sheep's head.
(d) Shepherd's pie.

3. Mary tells Dangerfield that her brothers have gone __________________.
(a) to their uncle's home.
(b) to boarding school.
(c) to the beach for a holiday.
(d) to the States.

4. What are the rumors O'Keefe has heard about Dangerfield?
(a) His alcoholism.
(b) His affairs.
(c) His scholarships.
(d) His illness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Keefe wonders what Dangerfield will do with __________________.

2. What does Dangerfield wear when he, MacDoon and Parnell go out drinking?

3. What does Dangerfield call his favorite chair?

4. For what reason does Dangerfield ask Marion for money?

5. How old must Dangerfield be before he receives his inheritance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Perry Clocklan and where does Dangerfield encounter him?

2. How does Dangerfield's move from Dublin to London show the difference between poverty and wealth?

3. Contrast the worlds of Mary and Dangerfield.

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

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

6. Describe the dire straits in which Tony Malarkey is living.

7. Why is Miss Frost so conflicted by having sex with Dangerfield?

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

9. How does Dangerfield's upswing in Chapter 19 come at the expense of Mary and O'Keefe?

10. How does the relationship between Dangerfield and Lilly end?

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