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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 Persse go into town to buy?
(a) Condoms.
(b) Cologne.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Toothpaste.

2. What was the name of the British Council representative's wife?
(a) Desiree.
(b) Hilary.
(c) Joy.
(d) Angelica.

3. What is Persse drinking at the Royal Academy of Literature's prizegiving party?
(a) Guinness.
(b) White wine.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Water.

4. What does Philip give to Morris after telling him his secret story?
(a) A copy of his book.
(b) A check to repay borrowed money.
(c) A box of cigars.
(d) A photograph from years ago.

5. What does "McGarrigle" mean in Irish?
(a) "Son of a Blacksmith."
(b) "Son of Handsomeness."
(c) "Son of Super-valour."
(d) "Son of a Farmer."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Persse attempt to find in the airport?

2. What is the title of the magazine for which Morris serves on the editorial board?

3. What is Cheryl Summerbee's job?

4. Who does Skinner's first choice recommend to give a reader's report on McGarrigle's book proposal?

5. What was the council representative's wife wearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ronald Frobisher's opinion on literary prizes?

2. Who is Arthur Kingfisher?

3. When Hilary tells Morris that she "made her bed," what does she mean?

4. What did Philip think about in the twenty minutes the damaged plane spent circling Genoa?

5. What does Robin Dempsey's Centre of Computational Statistics tell Ronald Frobisher about his writing?

6. What is Miss Sybil Maiden's overarching theory about literature?

7. What is Morris' advice to Philip regarding his conference?

8. How does Philip Swallow's first day in Turkey go?

9. How is Rodney Wainwright attempting to move past his writer's block?

10. How does the Ringbaums' day go after landing in London?

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