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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the old Mary Crick claim she got her child without being pregnant?
(a) From her neighbor's son George.
(b) From God.
(c) She found it on the doorstep.
(d) From the supermarket.

2. What is the image Tom uses to describe his idea of progress?
(a) An eel
(b) Reclaiming land
(c) The guillotine
(d) Dick on a motorcycle

3. While Martha locks herself in with Mary, she asks Tom to do what outside?
(a) Stand guard.
(b) Pray to the Virgin Mary.
(c) Chop firewood.
(d) Pluck a duck.

4. What is Martha Clay's pet?
(a) A ferret.
(b) An angry dog.
(c) A black cat.
(d) A talking raven.

5. What it the brand of Dick's motorbike?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Honda.
(c) Harley Davidson.
(d) Velocette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tom Crick's response to Mary's claim that God speaks to her.

2. What temperament does phlegm tend towards, as reflected in the mood of the landscape the novel is set in and in the mood of many of its major characters?

3. What is the name of the student club that Price is part of?

4. Why does Mary tell Dick that she is pregnant with Freddie Parr's child?

5. What important phrase does Tom shout to Price just before they part?

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