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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. In Patrick's short story, what does his mother prepare for Father Bernard?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) His mail.
(c) A meal.
(d) His laundry.

2. Who is Elephants?
(a) An ex-boxer.
(b) An ex-marine.
(c) An ex-wrestler.
(d) An ex-olympian.

3. What name does Patrick perform under in Chapter 24?
(a) Miss Plantation Spring.
(b) Miss Dusty Rose.
(c) Miss Dusty Springfield.
(d) Miss Spring Sunshine.

4. Where is Piccadilly Circus?
(a) London.
(b) Darbyshire.
(c) Northside.
(d) Dublin.

5. What year is it in Chapter 7?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1971
(d) 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Patrick sing in Chapter 24?

2. In Chapter 25, who is Patrick's landlady?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Charlie read "The Mercy Sound" to?

4. What does Patrick promise not to do in Chapter 4?

5. What does Father Bernard believe is missing from his Christmas masses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Patrick and Elephants during the ferry ride to England?

2. What is the song about that Patrick has his mother sing in his short story?

3. What does Patrick pretend in Chapter 4?

4. What happens during the bombing described in Chapter 23?

5. What happens when Patrick first goes to Piccadilly Circus in Chapter 18?

6. Why do Charlie and Patrick discuss glam rock in Chapter 10?

7. In Chapter 30, how does Patrick think about what could have been?

8. In Chapter 24, what does Patrick begin to do at a hotel in the morning?

9. In Chapter 3, what does Patrick do when he is dressed as a woman?

10. In Chapter 29, why does Patrick go searching behind the creamery?

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