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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lanya arrives, what does she wish to give back to Kidd?
(a) His orchid.
(b) Love poems he wrote to her.
(c) His favorite book.
(d) His book of poems and writings.

2. Who does Kidd wish was at the party?
(a) Larry.
(b) Denny.
(c) Tak.
(d) Myers.

3. Why does Lanya believe that Kidd wrote the poems?
(a) She sees him write the poems.
(b) She goes to collect his poetry every week.
(c) He calls her every time he writes a poem.
(d) Denny watches him write the poems.

4. What do Nightmare and the other scorpions think has happened to the sky?
(a) It is a greenish, purple color.
(b) It has been set on fire.
(c) It is falling.
(d) It will storm for a couple of days.

5. How does Kamp figure out the date?
(a) He has been keeping track in a notebook.
(b) He calls his mother to find out.
(c) He finds out on one of his trips to the rest of the US.
(d) He says the date coincides with the position of the planets.

6. What did Lanya's school used to be?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A factory.
(c) A bank.
(d) A clothing store.

7. At the deserted bookstore, what is the only thing on the shelves?
(a) Nothing. No one has stocked the shelves.
(b) Kidd's book.
(c) Newboy' s poems.
(d) The daily newspaper.

8. When Kidd learns about the memory lapse, how does he react?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Mildly scared.

9. Why is June looking for her brother Edward at the scorpions nest?
(a) She wants Edward to take her and her parents away from Bellona.
(b) She wants to become a scorpion.
(c) She would like to show her poems to Kidd.
(d) She wants to speak with Kidd.

10. What does Kamp think it is time for him to do?
(a) Ask Lanya to marry him.
(b) Write his next book.
(c) Buy a house in Bellona.
(d) Leave Bellona.

11. Why is Denny's involvement in their relationship strange to Kidd now?
(a) Every time Kidd and Lanya have sex, Denny is there too.
(b) Denny is now Lanya's boyfriend.
(c) Denny is not as mature as Kidd.
(d) He cannot see Lanya without seeing Denny.

12. Does anyone do anything about the vandalism?
(a) Yes, an angry mob attacks.
(b) The local newspaper writes an article about it.
(c) The police arrest the scorpions.
(d) Kidd turns them in.

13. Who does Kidd wish would leave the party?
(a) Tak.
(b) Frank.
(c) Calkins.
(d) Lanya.

14. What has Kidd done to fit in with the scorpions?
(a) Adopted their lifestyle.
(b) Raped women to show he is worthy of their group.
(c) Stolen from Lanya for them.
(d) Killed for them.

15. What prompts Kidd to want to write again?
(a) The scorpions inspire him to try.
(b) Lanya pushes him.
(c) A discussion between him and Milly concerning a fight.
(d) Tak thinks he should try one more time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of experiments are done at Kamp's space program?

2. What does Lanya choose to do for Kidd?

3. Why can't everyone get more information concerning the flash of light and smoky grey sky?

4. Why is Kidd feeling doubtful about his work?

5. What does Kidd begin to think?

(see the answer keys)

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