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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 items belonging to the landladies does Dangerfield pawn?
(a) Lamps.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Decanters.

2. Where do Dangerfield and Mary make love?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) A park.
(c) A shed.
(d) A bedroom.

3. What is the message in a letter Dangerfield picks up at MacDoon's?
(a) Felicity has pneumonia.
(b) O'Keefe has been killed in a boating accident.
(c) Marion wants a divorce.
(d) Dangerfield's father has died.

4. What item of clothing does Dangerfield borrow from Miss Frost?
(a) Blouse.
(b) Belt.
(c) Coat.
(d) Hat.

5. What does Miss Frost cook for Dangerfield for dinner?
(a) Shepherd's pie.
(b) Sheep's head.
(c) Sausages.
(d) Lamb stew.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. O'Keefe tells Dangerfield that he had lost his nerve to ___________________.

3. Why does Miss Frost refuse to have sex with Dangerfield?

4. What type of sex does Miss Frost finally agree to have with Dangerfield?

5. What does Lilly tell Dangerfield about how they should communicate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What objective has O'Keefe still not attained in his life?

2. Why is religion an important theme in the novel?

3. What happens when Marion refuses to give Dangerfield any money?

4. Why is Dangerfield so devastated by the terms of his father's will?

5. What is the content of the letter Dangerfield receives from Skully?

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

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

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

9. What news is assumed to be true about Clocklan?

10. In what way is O'Keefe similar to Dangerfield?

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