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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. Dangerfield is drinking ___________ from a bottle stashed in the pouch of the kangaroo costume.
(a) Tea.
(b) Gin.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Wine.

2. Where does Dangerfield offer to take Lilly with him?
(a) Church.
(b) The pub.
(c) London.
(d) Law school.

3. Where does Dangerfield go as he waits for his boat to London?
(a) Trinity College.
(b) A pub.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A cafe.

4. Which friend does Dangerfield phone from his hotel?
(a) MacDoon.
(b) Spencer.
(c) Gerard.
(d) Ellis.

5. With whom is O'Keefe trying to get a job?
(a) Vanity Fair.
(b) The Exchange Student program.
(c) Miss Manners' School.
(d) Lady Eclair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a chambermaid's suggestion prompt Dangerfield to do?

2. What prompts Dangerfield to run from the house?

3. What is the inscription on a fountain that Dangerfield sees?

4. How long do Dangerfield and Mary stay in Dangerfield's room before emerging again?

5. What does Mary comment on when she sees Dangerfield naked for his bath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Mary's true personality emerged since meeting Dangerfield?

2. Describe Dangerfield's indulgent behavior when he learns that Marion has left him.

3. At whose expense does Dangerfield live a better life in London?

4. Why does Miss Frost regret going to bed with Dangerfield?

5. Why does Mary's bath symbolize her new life?

6. What is the relationship between Dangerfield and Miss Frost at this point?

7. How does Dangerfield's move from Dublin to London show the difference between poverty and wealth?

8. What is the role of women in Ireland as evidenced by the lives of Lilly and Mary?

9. What is Dangerfield's new plan to move to London and does he ask Miss Frost to go with him?

10. Contrast the worlds of Mary and Dangerfield.

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