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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 Michael Reagan want to do for a living?
(a) Be a musician.
(b) Work as an artist.
(c) Teach at a university.
(d) Write novels.

2. Who calls Colin "Bard Colin"?
(a) Miss Woodson.
(b) His coach.
(c) Harry.
(d) Mr. Pratt.

3. In Part 4, Chapter 20, whom does Colin remain friends with from his school days?
(a) Stephens.
(b) No one.
(c) Stafford.
(d) Michael.

4. How does Elizabeth feel about her relationship with Colin?
(a) She feels they have little in common.
(b) She feels that he is too stubborn.
(c) She feels that he is very mean.
(d) She feels they have a good chance.

5. What does Michael Reagan do after his father's death?
(a) Gets rid of all the furniture.
(b) Moves to France.
(c) Starts baking cakes.
(d) Yells at his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Harry's visit to the nursing home does his father die?

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

3. Whom was Elizabeth living with before she moved out into her own flat?

4. Who ends the relationship between Colin and Elizabeth?

5. In Part 5, Chapter 29, who makes an unexpected visit to Colin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the things that happen during the party in Part 4, Chapter 19?

3. Summarize what happens at the train station when Colin finally leaves Saxton?

4. How does Michael react to his father's death?

5. What happens when Colin tells Margaret they shouldn't get married?

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

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

8. What happens during Colin's medical exam in Part 4, Chapter 23?

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

10. How does Colin feel about Stafford's decision for his future in Part 4, Chapter 20?

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