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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. How does Christine describe Dixon's trick of pretending to be a reporter?
(a) Appalling.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Funny.
(d) Dangerous.

2. Why does Dixon put up with Mr. Michie's questions
(a) Because he has professional power.
(b) Because his girlfriend is pretty.
(c) Because Dixon has nothing else to do.
(d) Because he is a friend.

3. Why did Margaret try to commit suicide?
(a) It was an accident.
(b) No one knows.
(c) A failed romance.
(d) She lost her job.

4. What kind of dancing does Bertrand's fiancée do?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Modern.
(c) Ballet.
(d) Tap.

5. In Chapter 1, what article does Welch ask Dixon about?
(a) The one about labor statistics.
(b) The one about highway accidents.
(c) The one about bridge construction.
(d) The one about shipbuilding techniques.

Short Answer Questions

1. While drinking at the bar during the dance, what does Margaret tell Dixon about her feelings for him?

2. In Chapter 5, why does Dixon worry about falling asleep?

3. Who asks Dixon to dance at the end of Chapter 11?

4. How does Dixon feel after pretending to be a reporter on the phone?

5. In Chapter 1, how does Dixon describe Welch's feelings toward music?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what do Welch and Dixon discuss in Welch's office?

2. In Chapter 10, what role does Gore-Urquhart play at the dance?

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

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

5. How does Dixon react to the burn holes he makes at the Welches'?

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

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

8. How does Dixon end up asking Margaret to the dance?

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

10. What does Margaret tell Dixon about the art festival in Chapter 2?

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