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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Jason Taverner leaves Felix Buckman's office, Buckman orders surveillance on whom?
(a) Ordinaries who love music.
(b) All sixes.
(c) Alys.
(d) All sevens.

2. Felix Buckman surprises Jason Taverner by guessing that he is a what?
(a) A six.
(b) A seven.
(c) A pacifist.
(d) A spy.

3. What objects are embedded in the walls surrounding the Buckmans' home?
(a) Cans of mace.
(b) Broken glass bottles.
(c) Knives.
(d) Razors.

4. In Chapter 13, the police find Jason Taverner in what location?
(a) In Ruth Rae's quibble.
(b) In Ruth Rae's apartment.
(c) In the hallway outside Ruth Rae's apartment.
(d) On the roof of Ruth Rae's apartment building wing.

5. What was the highest degree Felix Buckman earned at a university?
(a) A Bachelor's degree.
(b) A Master's degree.
(c) An Associate of Arts degree.
(d) A doctorate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How had Felix Buckman felt about Alys when they were children?

2. The phone grid links what element of the users' humanity?

3. Alys tells Jason Taverner that the bomb planted on him could be detonated by what type of signal emanating from the police station?

4. When Alys goes upstairs, Jason Taverner goes out to her quibble to retrieve what items?

5. What kind of drug does Jason Taverner take willingly from Alys?

Short Essay Questions

1. Felix Buckman shows Jason Taverner a photograph of which of his own family members?

2. With what object does Felix Buckman bribe Alys in Chapter 10?

3. What thought causes Jason Taverner to accept Alys's invitation to the Buckmans' home?

4. What plan does Buckman ultimately adopt with regard to Jason?

5. What does Alys say is the reason that she wants to help Jason Taverner?

6. Explain how the phone grid within the narrative functions.

7. Discuss a moment when Buckman's callousness is demonstrated.

8. What connection does Ruth Rae make between love and grief?

9. What tool does Felix Buckman regularly use in his dealings with sixes?

10. What do Alys's clothes symbolize within the narrative?

(see the answer keys)

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