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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bing Partridge asks Mr. de Zoet about Victoria McQueen in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012," Mr. de Zoet imagines Vic as she was at what age?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

2. Who appears next to Wayne in the backseat of the Wraith and tells him to think backwards in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) Christopher McQueen.
(b) Susan Smith.
(c) Tommy Priest.
(d) Linda McQueen.

3. In the conclusion of the narrative, when does the author say the work was completed?
(a) Fall, 2010.
(b) Summer, 2012.
(c) Spring, 2001.
(d) Winter, 2011.

4. How does Vic attempt to destroy the Wraith in “Triumph One Eternal, Christmas Eve”?
(a) She tries to remove the tires.
(b) She tries to drive it off a cliff.
(c) She tries to dismantle the engine.
(d) She tries to blow it up.

5. How old is Bing Partridge when he first appears in the summer of 2001 in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) 42.
(b) 53.
(c) 39.
(d) 62.

6. What is the street address listed on Bing Partridge’s mail in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) 25 Bloch Lane.
(b) 616 West Ave.
(c) 12 Willow Drive.
(d) 232 Garfield Lane.

7. When was Maggie Leigh arrested and charged with squatting and possession of heroin, according to the articles Wayne reads in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2006.

8. What does the nurse say Louis Carmody has been diagnosed with in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Type II diabetes.
(b) Artery stenosis.
(c) Partial stroke and paralysis.
(d) Aortal aneurysm.

9. Sigmund de Zoet tells Bing that he married his wife in what year in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1976.

10. What is the name of the little Russian girl that appears at Lou and his girlfriend smash the ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) Maria Verlinsky.
(b) Petra Romanovsky.
(c) Marta Gregorski.
(d) Gina Kasparov.

11. Who is described as “the woman from South Carolina who drowned her children, then told a whopping lie about how they’d been kidnapped by a black man” in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) Michelle Gilman.
(b) Vic McQueen.
(c) Linda McQueen.
(d) Susan Smith.

12. What color hair does Charlie Manx say his first wife had in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Red.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Black.
(d) Brunette.

13. To what location has Lou driven Wayne and his girlfriend to destroy the Christmas ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) The Sleigh House.
(b) Christmasland.
(c) Maggie’s Library.
(d) Dover, New Hampshire.

14. What message is on the sign for the New American Faith Tabernacle Church when Vic sees it after crossing the Shorter Way Bridge in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) “Pray to God for forgiveness for your sins.”
(b) “God burned alive. Only devils now.”
(c) “I’m coming for you.”
(d) “Go back the way you came.”

15. What does Charles Manx say his first wife’s name was in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Marie.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Michelle.
(d) Cassie.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the visitation from his grandmother, Wayne rubs his eyes as he rides in the Wraith and sees that they are traveling through what state in the beginning of "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

2. Who does Wayne call on his iPhone from the back of the Rolls-Royce in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

3. Based on the articles that Wayne reads about Maggie in "Christmasland, July 7-9," in what year was Maggie charged with public endangerment for starting a fire in an abandoned building?

4. What part on the bike does Vic realize is unattached as she flees on the Triumph in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

5. The narrator states in “Come All Ye Faithful, October,” that “Charlie Manx said blood didn’t come out of” what?

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