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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Eremite say his blood mixture will do to mark what it can predict the coming of?
(a) Glow.
(b) Boil.
(c) Dry up.
(d) Freeze.

2. What is the noise Theo makes when he is injured?
(a) A heart beating.
(b) A secret chant.
(c) A moan.
(d) A death rattle.

3. What is Sexton's father's name?
(a) Stewart.
(b) Steve.
(c) Serge.
(d) Stanley.

4. Why is Hettie unable to find what she is looking for on her own?
(a) She can't remember where it is.
(b) Her brain has been addled.
(c) It has been blocked from her all-seeing vision.
(d) She can't read modern languages.

5. What is wrong with the Eremite?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is lame.
(c) He is mute.
(d) He is deaf.

6. Where does the Eremite put his blood mixture?
(a) A phial.
(b) A cup.
(c) A beaker.
(d) A locket.

7. Who owns the Ankh?
(a) Mad Hettie.
(b) The Eremite.
(c) Sexton.
(d) Didi.

8. Who does Didi take with her to look for something for Hettie?
(a) Hettie.
(b) The Sandman.
(c) Sexton.
(d) All of these.

9. What is Foxglove's occupation?
(a) Singer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Painter.

10. Why does the Eremite tell Sexton not to scream when they first meet?
(a) Nobody will hear them.
(b) It will cause them pain.
(c) They will ruin his cause.
(d) It will alert the wrong people.

11. Where does Sexton talk about his desire to commit suicide?
(a) The subway.
(b) The park.
(c) Xerxes.
(d) The Undercut.

12. What amazes Sexton when he and Didi get to the Undercut?
(a) That she is so happy.
(b) That nobody charges Didi.
(c) That she has so much money.
(d) That nobody wonders who she is.

13. How does Theo get Didi to come with him?
(a) He gives her the secret password.
(b) He promises her a good time.
(c) He tells her she is beautiful.
(d) He promises to buy her a hotdog.

14. Why did the girl's friend try to commit suicide?
(a) She watched her family die.
(b) She was alone in the world.
(c) She was gang raped.
(d) She didn't get into college.

15. Where does the Eremite take blood from?
(a) The hand.
(b) The cheek.
(c) The lip.
(d) The ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Didi talk about after Sexton tells her what he thinks about her?

2. Who does Sexton tell to pursue Foxglove and her work?

3. What does Didi say no human has?

4. What does Sexton do at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. Who wants to Ankh?

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