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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. AT the beginning of Part 2, Section 11, what does James Elder do on January 16th, 1912?
(a) He boards a sprat-boat.
(b) He commits a crime and is arrested.
(c) He accidentally falls into the Thames.
(d) He jumps into the Thames.

2. According to Fred, who established the relationship between the speed of objects and the local speed of sound?
(a) C. T. R. Wilson.
(b) Professor Flowerdew.
(c) Ernst Mach.
(d) Professor Rutherford.

3. Why do patients trust Dr. Sage?
(a) He prescribes individual draughts for each patient.
(b) He uses modern medicine to help each patient.
(c) He looks trustworthy with his stethoscope.
(d) He uses complex medical terms when he speaks.

4. According to Fred, why is Flowerdew "one against many?"
(a) Flowerdew is a lonely professor.
(b) Flowerdew is not liked by anyone.
(c) Flowerdew understands too much.
(d) Flowerdew knows too little.

5. During what hours does Blackfriars Hospital accept employment applications?
(a) Between two and four.
(b) Between nine and ten.
(c) Between noon and two.
(d) Between ten and noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Section 7, who does Fred think would not be able to tell him about Daisy's "marriageable class"?

2. How many urgent messages await Fred when he returns after bicycling?

3. What is Fred's earliest nickname in Blowhalt?

4. How many guests are usually invited to dine at St. Angelicus at one time?

5. At the end of Part 1, Section 6, what does Fred do with his unfinished letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which jobs did Fred inherit with his Junior Fellowship?

2. What is Daisy's new position at Blackfriars Hospital? Describe one of the routines that Daisy performs everyday.

3. Who does Daisy seek references from? Who declines to give her a reference?

4. Explain Mrs. Wrayburn's statement that she wouldn't have mistaken Daisy as being Fred's wife after the accident if she had known he was a Fellow at St. Angelicus.

5. According to Fred In Part 1, Section 7, why is he writing Daisy? Why is the letter out of line with Fred's usual reasoning?

6. During the debate, who asks that the motion concerning the soul be repeated? What statement does this person make about the debate's topic?

7. According to Skippey, why is Fred's opponent's performance at the debate not very noteworthy?

8. At the beginning of Part 1, Section 1, what is happening on the way into Cambridge?

9. Why is the use of the word "fortunate" in reference to Flowerdew's appointment a shock to Fred?

10. What are the two great distinctions of St. Angelicus?

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