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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 Dr. Caton steal Dixon's article?
(a) He turns it into a new lecture.
(b) He sells it to a newspaper.
(c) He has it published in a foreign language.
(d) He puts the copyrights to it under his name.

2. Why do Dixon and Bertrand get into a fistfight?
(a) Because Bertrand warns Dixon to stay away from Christine.
(b) Because Dixon insults Bertrand.
(c) Because Christine told Bertrand she likes Dixon.
(d) Because Dixon kicks Bertrand out of his room.

3. Why does Dixon deny pretending to be a reporter on the phone when accused by Mrs. Dixon?
(a) He doesn't want Welch to be angry.
(b) He doesn't want Bertrand to find out the interview was a fake.
(c) He wants to protect Christine.
(d) He fears losing his job over it.

4. In Chapter 16, what does Dixon tell Margaret about her behavior at the dance?
(a) He says she kept leaving their table.
(b) He says she wasn't willing to dance.
(c) He says she was busy with Gore-Urquhart.
(d) He says she was too clingy.

5. While in the taxi, what does Christine say her feelings have been lately?
(a) Excited.
(b) Confused.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Bored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Catchpole want to meet with Dixon in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 16, whom does Dixon pretend to be when he writes a letter to Johns?

3. Where does Dr. L. S. Caton get a job?

4. What do Gore-Urquhart and Dixon agree upon about the lecture?

5. What happens when Dixon slides across the driver's seat of Welch's car in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Dixon and Christine kiss for the first time?

2. While in the taxi after the dance, what does Christine reveal to Dixon about her emotional state?

3. What happens when Dixon asks the taxi driver to go to Welch's?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Mrs. Welch accuse Dixon of?

5. How does Margaret react when Dixon says they should stop seeing each other in Chapter 16?

6. How does Atkinson try to calm down Margaret in Chapter 16?

7. In Chapter 17, how does Dixon reflect on his "Merrie England" lecture?

8. What happens when Dixon and Bertrand get into a fistfight?

9. Why can't Dixon cancel his date with Christine over the phone?

10. What happens the first time Mr. Catchpole calls Dixon?

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