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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 Colin argue with Steve about in Part 5, Chapter 26?
(a) Steven's lack of academic ambition.
(b) Colin's new job.
(c) Steven's inability to earn money.
(d) Their mother's health.

2. Why does Sheila refuse to visit the Savilles in Part 4, Chapter 19?
(a) She says she doesn't like Colin that way.
(b) She says it goes against her religion.
(c) She says her mother would never allow it.
(d) She says she doesn't know Colin well enough.

3. What does Ellen insist Colin do in Part 5, Chapter 29?
(a) Find a new career path.
(b) Propose marriage to someone.
(c) Move out of the house.
(d) Break up with another man's wife.

4. In Part 5, Chapter 28, what is Colin allowed to teach the children at his school?
(a) Reading skills.
(b) History of England.
(c) Writing.
(d) Poetry.

5. What does Colin realize after talking with Harry about Andrew for the first time?
(a) That his mother still grieves every day.
(b) That his parents had more children to replace Andrew.
(c) That he'll never replace Andrew.
(d) That he is jealous of Andrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Savilles and their neighbors have a party in Part 4, Chapter 19?

2. In Part 4, Chapter 17, whom does Stafford introduce Colin to?

3. In Part 4, Chapter 23, who does join the military?

4. At the school where Colin teaches in Part 5, Chapter 25, what does the headmaster consider poetry to be?

5. Why does Colin take Steven into the backyard in Part 5, Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Gannon think when he visits the Savilles in Part 4, Chapter 21?

2. What do Colin and Stephens disagree about at work in Part 5, Chapter 25?

3. In Part 4, Chapter 18, what must Colin do for his brothers?

4. How does Colin feel when Steve is signed to a football team?

5. What happens after Colin learns that Margaret and Stafford are a couple?

6. How does Elizabeth view Colin on their first date?

7. What ends Colin's association with Stephens in Part 4, Chapter 17?

8. Why does Elizabeth feel that she and Colin are not destined to have a long relationship?

9. Why does Colin go to the pub almost every night after teaching?

10. What happens when Colin tries to get in touch with Margaret in Part 4, Chapter 24?

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