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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. What news does O'Keefe share with Dangerfield when he meets him in Dublin?

2. What name does Dangerfield tell Mary to use when she corresponds with him?

3. What does Lilly tell Dangerfield about how they should communicate?

4. Which friend does Dangerfield phone from his hotel?

5. Where does Dangerfield put the coins that are tossed at him at the pubs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Contrast the worlds of Mary and Dangerfield.

3. How do Dangerfield and Lilly differ in their views about consequences?

4. Who is the last person in his Dublin experience that Dangerfield visits before leaving for London?

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

6. In what way is Mary different from Dangerfield?

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

8. Why is Dangerfield so devastated by the terms of his father's will?

9. Why is religion an important theme in the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of O'Keefe. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about O'Keefe?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the book's title? Why wasn't it called DANGERFIELD? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Mary. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Mary?

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