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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disguise does Harlequin take in order to speak to Missy?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A man walking his dog.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A newspaper seller.

2. Whom does the father say his sympathy is with now?
(a) The princess' father.
(b) Father Bear.
(c) The Wicked Queen.
(d) The woodcutter.

3. In 'Harlequin Valentine' what does Harlequin pin on Missy's front door?
(a) A red and black striped ribbon.
(b) A card.
(c) His heart.
(d) A charcoal drawing of Missy.

4. According to the man, who is attacking?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Aliens.
(c) The USSR.
(d) Terrorists.

5. What does the second girl the narrator speaks to say she enjoys?
(a) Being a tourist.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Exploring the world.
(d) Eating humans.

6. Why does the person in the poem not notice the end of the world?
(a) They are too busy watching TV.
(b) They are waiting for a phone call.
(c) They are asleep.
(d) They are blind and deaf.

7. What does the professor not like about Victorian children's literature?
(a) There are too many fairies in it.
(b) The children in the stories are always boring.
(c) It is too unbelievable.
(d) It is too moralizing.

8. What does Becky make out of plasticine?
(a) Little animals.
(b) Gargoyles.
(c) Doll faces.
(d) Flowers.

9. In 'The Star,' where does the vampire say that vampires came from originally?
(a) The star constellation Ares.
(b) The sun.
(c) A very distant planet.
(d) The star constellation Draco.

10. After sleeping with Becky, what does the narrator see during the night, which may or may not be a dream?
(a) The plasticine model he created killing Becky.
(b) The plasticine model he created retreating back into his chest with some of Becky's hair.
(c) Becky ripping the plasticine model out of his chest and squashing it.
(d) The plasticine model he created hovering over him, pointing at Becky and shaking its head.

11. When he meets Becky again years later, what does she tell him was the real reason for her breaking up with him?
(a) She was pregnant.
(b) He was getting too serious, and she wasn't a home wrecker.
(c) The narrator's wife threatened her and forced her to leave him.
(d) She was seeing her boss.

12. When the author suddenly finds himself back in the 70s, what happens?
(a) He finds himself married with kids.
(b) Aliens attack.
(c) He is recruited by the RAF.
(d) The men in black coats try to kill him.

13. What has happened to her people?
(a) They killed themselves.
(b) Their planet died.
(c) They were attacked by aliens.
(d) They left in search of truth on other worlds.

14. Now that Missy can see Harlequin, what does she tell him to do?
(a) Kiss her.
(b) Dance for her.
(c) Cast a spell on her to make her the new Harlequin.
(d) Take off his mask and give her his wand.

15. What is the second stage of the disease?
(a) Violence.
(b) Fixation on diseases.
(c) A rash.
(d) Vomiting.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first time the world seems to dissolve away for the author, whom does he meet?

2. Where does Harlequin find himself at the end of the story?

3. What happens to the narrator after he saves the Earth?

4. Where does the narrator meet Becky?

5. In 'The Chariot,' what do the people of Earth do to ensure that they are protected from the race of super humans they have genetically created?

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