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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jorge want to consult a prism in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) To see if obsessive thoughts is reflective of his true character.
(b) To see if anxiety is reflective of his true character.
(c) To see if rage is reflective of his true character.
(d) To see if kindness is reflective of his true character.

2. What caused the preservation of the Atacama mummies, as revealed in "Omphalos"?
(a) A superior species.
(b) The dry desert weather.
(c) A miracle from God.
(d) Luck.

3. According to Nicole, why did her relationship with her father improve?
(a) Hypnosis.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Medication.
(d) Forgetfulness.

4. At the end of "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," Nat realizes that what is within her grasp?
(a) Faith.
(b) Peace.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Hope.

5. Morrow concocts a plan to sell a prism to which pop singer in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Sean Otsuka.
(b) Scott Otsuka.
(c) Steve Otsuka.
(d) Simon Otsuka.

6. What is the name of the doctor who treats Edmund in “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny”?
(a) Dr. Lowfield.
(b) Dr. Latear.
(c) Dr. Lightfoot.
(d) Dr. Lambshead.

7. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” Reginald Dacey originally intends his creation to be used as what?
(a) A user-operated device.
(b) A laborsaving device.
(c) A labor-intensive device.
(d) A self-regulating device.

8. Following his son’s death, what does Lionel do?
(a) Consign the remaining Nannies.
(b) Donate the remaining Nannies.
(c) Sell the remaining Nannies.
(d) Destroy the remaining Nannies.

9. According to the narrator of "The Great Silence," what word means both hope and breathing?
(a) Aspiration.
(b) Emission.
(c) Emanation.
(d) Exhalation.

10. How does Jijingi describe words?
(a) As the land underneath the sky.
(b) As the bricks underneath the house.
(c) As the wood underneath the fire.
(d) As the bones underneath the meat.

11. According to the narrator of “Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny,” what is Reginald Dacey initially inspired to create?
(a) An adding machine.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A washing machine.
(d) A teaching machine.

12. When Dana and Vinessa were on a high school field trip in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom," what was found in their possession?
(a) A prism.
(b) Beer.
(c) A gun.
(d) Pills.

13. Who fatally shoots Morrow in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?
(a) Glenn Oehlsen.
(b) Grant Oehlsen.
(c) Greg Oehlsen.
(d) George Oehlsen.

14. What does Jijingi learn about the act of writing?
(a) Writing is hoping.
(b) Writing is breathing.
(c) Writing is thinking.
(d) Writing is doing.

15. Where does Lionel send his son in 1938?
(a) The Bingham Institute.
(b) The Beverly Institute.
(c) The Beauchamp Institute.
(d) The Brighton Institute.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Dorothea at the beginning of "Omphalos," what helps scientists determine dates that are not possible to know otherwise?

2. According to Dorothea in "Omphalos," creation falls outside of what?

3. How does the narrator of "The Great Silence" describe the extinction of its species?

4. As "Omphalos" begins, in which city has Dorothea just arrived?

5. Scientist Peter Silitonga performed experiments using what two things to prove using a prism was enough to make two branches diverge, in "Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom"?

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