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The Magus Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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. What does Conchis invite Nicholas to do?
(a) Garden.
(b) Fish.
(c) Paint.
(d) Read.

2. When were the huts at the top of Parnassus abandoned?
(a) End of WWII.
(b) Early Greek civilization.
(c) During the rainy season.
(d) End of WWI.

3. What did Conchis study when he was in Argentina?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Music.
(c) War.
(d) Writing.

4. What does Nicholas think Conchis might be?
(a) Scholar.
(b) Divine being.
(c) Transvestite.
(d) Criminal.

5. How does Nicholas respond when Alison indicates her desire to have sex with Nicholas?
(a) He does not want to tarnish her relationship.
(b) He is still recovering from syphilis.
(c) He wants to get to know her better first.
(d) He wants to stay faithful to Lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nicholas ask Conchis if he would agree to?

2. Which of the following best describes Nicholas' emotionality?

3. What does Nicholas do instead of visiting the villa?

4. What conclusion does Nicholas come to about Conchis in this section of the novel?

5. What does Nicholas do after breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Nicholas tells Conchis that he believes he contracted syphilis?

2. What does Nicholas decide about meeting Alison and what does he resolve to do about it?

3. What happens to Nicholas' interest in Alison and what does she plan on doing because of this?

4. Who does Nicholas contact via letter and what does he hope to happen because of the letter?

5. How does Conchis describe the series of events that brought him to where he is today and how does he indicate it has affected him?

6. As Nicholas and Conchis are walking back to the house and pass the Poseidon statue, what does Lily admit to Nicholas?

7. How does the character of Mitford describe life on the island to Nicholas and what does he speak mysteriously about?

8. What does Nicholas read and what is it about?

9. While Nicholas is walking back to the school after his weekend with Conchis, what does he feel as though he entered?

10. What discovery does Nicholas make in Conchis' home and what very specific information about one of the items does Nicholas learn?

(see the answer keys)

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