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Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis

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What does Dixon think of in the bathroom of the Oak Lounge when he is there with Margaret?

(A) Professor Welch's bad driving

(B) Mrs. Welch's bedsheets

(D) Margaret in a hospital bed

What issue do Bertrand and Dixon argue over when they first meet?

(A) Christine's beauty

(B) The socialist system, whereby the state takes more money from the wealthy than from the poor

(D) Bertrand's beard

Why does Dixon leave the Welches' weekend party even sooner than he'd initially planned?

(A) Because he feels sick

(B) Because the Welches have realized he can't read music

(D) Because he's burned holes through his bed sheets and doesn't want to be there when Mrs. Welch finds them

What does Professor Welch call Dixon into his office to tell him after the weekend party?

(A) That Welch has heard shady rumors about Dixon's publisher, Caton

(B) That Dixon must stop his affair with Margaret

(D) That Dixon is fired

Why doesn't Christine want to telephone the Welch house and ask about Bertrand's whereabouts?

(A) Because she's at work and can't make a long-distance call

(B) Because she's afraid Bertrand will pick up

(D) Because she's afraid that Bertrand is cheating on her

Who does Dixon pretend to be on the phone with Mrs. Welch and Bertrand?

(A) Professor Welch

(B) A reporter from the Evening Post

(D) Professor Barclay

How does Gore-Urquhart impress Dixon at the Summer Ball?

(A) With his impeccable evening suit

(B) With his fierce eyebrows

(D) By getting full pints from the bar instead of half-pints

Who urges Dixon to make a move for Christine at the Summer Ball?

(A) Beesley

(B) Margaret

(D) Gore-Urquhart

From whom does Dixon steal a taxi?

(A) The Barclays

(B) Bertrand

(D) Christine

What does Christine give Dixon before he leaves her at the Welches?

(A) Her address in London

(B) Two biscuits

(D) Money for the taxi

Why does Dixon mail Johns a threatening letter?

(A) Because Johns is having an affair with his secretary

(B) Because Johns told on Dixon for inventing a reason to leave the Welches' weekend party

(D) Because Johns makes a pass at Margaret

Who comes into Dixon's room after Dixon has had a fight with Bertrand?

(A) Michie

(B) Atkinson

(D) Margaret

After he imitates Professor Welch and the Principal, what speech pattern does Dixon adopt during his "Merrie England" lecture?

(A) A Cockney accent

(B) Gore-Urquhart's accent

(D) An exaggerated version of his own Northern accent

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