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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 Chapter 5, how does Dixon finally fall asleep?
(a) Sitting up.
(b) On the floor.
(c) Curled up in a chair.
(d) Face down.

2. How does Margaret discuss her suicide attempt with Dixon?
(a) With little emotion.
(b) She won't discuss it with Dixon.
(c) With sadness.
(d) With anger.

3. How does the argument between Bertrand, Dixon, and Christine end in Chapter 4?
(a) When Dixon decides to leave.
(b) When Dixon agrees with Bertrand.
(c) When Bertrand walks away.
(d) When Christine insists they stop.

4. How does Margaret react to the burn holes Dixon left in his room?
(a) With humor.
(b) With disgust.
(c) She offers to help hide them.
(d) She ignores Dixon.

5. Where does Dixon go after being kicked out of Margaret's room in Chapter 5?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) Outside.
(c) Downstairs.
(d) To his bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dixon worry about when Johns walks in the room after his phone call with Christine in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 9, why does Christine call?

3. How does Dixon feel about seeing Margaret for the first time since she left the hospital?

4. What makes Dixon suspicious of Bertrand and Carol in Chapter 5?

5. After talking with Michie about the class syllabus, what does Dixon decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bertrand's introduction in Chapter 4 affect Dixon?

2. What does Dixon do when Christine asks about Carol in Chapter 11?

3. Why does Dixon decide to call a taxi at the end of the dance?

4. What does Margaret think about Dixon's burn holes he left in Welch's room?

5. In Chapter 1, what article does Welch want published and why?

6. In Chapter 5, what does Dixon see when he first returns to the house?

7. In Chapter 4, what do Dixon, Bertrand, and Christine argue about?

8. What happens because of Dixon's avoidance of being introduced to Bertrand?

9. In Chapter 11, what does Dixon talk to Christine about in regard to his phone call to the Welches'?

10. What happens when Dixon pretends to be a reporter on the phone?

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