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Lucky Jim
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Lucky Jim
by:
Kingsley Amis
Summary
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6–7
Chapters 8–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapter 18
Chapters 19–20
Chapters 21–22
Chapters 23–25
Characters
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Jim Dixon
Margaret Peel
Christine Callaghan
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6–7
Chapters 8–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapter 18
Chapters 19–20
Chapters 21–22
Chapters 23–25
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1. What does Dixon think of in the bathroom of the Oak Lounge when he is there with Margaret?
Professor Welch's bad driving
Mrs. Welch's bedsheets
A London skyscape
Margaret in a hospital bed
2. What issue do Bertrand and Dixon argue over when they first meet?
Christine's beauty
The socialist system, whereby the state takes more money from the wealthy than from the poor
Modernist painting
Bertrand's beard
3. Why does Dixon leave the Welches' weekend party even sooner than he'd initially planned?
Because he feels sick
Because the Welches have realized he can't read music
Because he insults Bertrand
Because he's burned holes through his bed sheets and doesn't want to be there when Mrs. Welch finds them
4. What does Professor Welch call Dixon into his office to tell him after the weekend party?
That Welch has heard shady rumors about Dixon's publisher, Caton
That Dixon must stop his affair with Margaret
That Dixon must pay for the damaged bedsheets
That Dixon is fired
5. Why doesn't Christine want to telephone the Welch house and ask about Bertrand's whereabouts?
Because she's at work and can't make a long-distance call
Because she's afraid Bertrand will pick up
Because she doesn't get along with Mrs. Welch
Because she's afraid that Bertrand is cheating on her
6. Who does Dixon pretend to be on the phone with Mrs. Welch and Bertrand?
Professor Welch
A reporter from the
Evening Post
A BBC reporter
Professor Barclay
7. How does Gore-Urquhart impress Dixon at the Summer Ball?
With his impeccable evening suit
With his fierce eyebrows
With his dancing abilities
By getting full pints from the bar instead of half-pints
8. Who urges Dixon to make a move for Christine at the Summer Ball?
Beesley
Margaret
Carol
Gore-Urquhart
9. From whom does Dixon steal a taxi?
The Barclays
Bertrand
The Welches'
Christine
10. What does Christine give Dixon before he leaves her at the Welches?
Her address in London
Two biscuits
A lock of her hair
Money for the taxi
11. Why does Dixon mail Johns a threatening letter?
Because Johns is having an affair with his secretary
Because Johns told on Dixon for inventing a reason to leave the Welches' weekend party
Because Johns has defaced his magazine
Because Johns makes a pass at Margaret
12. Who comes into Dixon's room after Dixon has had a fight with Bertrand?
Michie
Atkinson
Christine
Margaret
13. After he imitates Professor Welch and the Principal, what speech pattern does Dixon adopt during his "Merrie England" lecture?
A Cockney accent
Gore-Urquhart's accent
Margaret's accent
An exaggerated version of his own Northern accent
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