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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whose work is the epigraph taken?
(a) Anne Sexton.
(b) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(c) Edna St. Vincent Millay.
(d) Fernando Pessoa.

2. To which of the following does Marian compare Barclay?
(a) A salmon.
(b) A shark.
(c) A trout.
(d) A grouper.

3. How many siblings does Cora report having?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 8

4. To which tribe is Sitting-in-the-Water-Grizzly reported to have belonged?
(a) Salish.
(b) Nez Perce.
(c) Cree.
(d) Kootenai.

5. Where do Hadley and Mitch begin their circumnavigation of Lake Superior?
(a) Thunder Bay.
(b) Marquette.
(c) Duluth.
(d) Sault Sainte Marie.

6. Which of the following does Barclay prefer?
(a) Belle.
(b) Desirée.
(c) Cora.
(d) Wu.

7. To what does Hadley compare the sounds of paparazzi?
(a) Snare drums.
(b) Insects.
(c) Dripping faucets.
(d) Vomiting.

8. In what year are most of the brothels in Missoula closed?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1915.

9. Which of the following books does Annabel note reading?
(a) The Professor.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) Agnes Grey.
(d) Wuthering Heights.

10. In what city had Hadley’s parents lived?
(a) Houston.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

11. Which island does Hadley see during her first flying lesson?
(a) Catalina.
(b) San Nicolas.
(c) San Clemente.
(d) Anacapa.

12. What color is the hull of the Josephina Eterna painted at her christening?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

13. As which of the following does Annabel’s nanny euphemize female genitals?
(a) Leeks.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Turnips.

14. What make of car does Marian buy after Wallace loses his car?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Jeep.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

15. What sobriquet is applied to Addison Graves?
(a) Commander Craven.
(b) Master of Disaster.
(c) Captain Cowardice.
(d) Admiral Abandon-ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sobriquet does Marian earn from the Missoula pilots?

2. Where does Lindbergh land at the end of his first trans-Atlantic flight?

3. What is the name of Hugo’s lover?

4. Under which of the following names is Gone-to-the-Spirits known?

5. How much does Marian initially offer to pay Wallace for room and board each week?

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