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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. With which of the following does Chapter 8 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?
(a) “When he returns to his senses he’s on the beach.”
(b) “—into a flash of darkness.”
(c) “Edwin St. John St. Andrew, eighteen years old.”
(d) “When Edwin reaches the church, the door is ajar.”

2. How large is the lunar colony in which Olive lives?
(a) 150 hectares.
(b) 150 sq. km.
(c) 150 sq. mi.
(d) 150 acres.

3. What family joins Edwin’s at his last dinner party in England?
(a) The Worthingtons.
(b) The Montagues.
(c) The Haskinses.
(d) The Barretts.

4. In which of the following does New York City lie as Olive goes on her book tour?
(a) Atlantic Republic.
(b) New England.
(c) United States.
(d) Northern Confederation.

5. Which of the following moons boasts a space colony?
(a) Callisto.
(b) Ganymede.
(c) Europa.
(d) Io.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town did Vincent grow up?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 8 of "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?

3. With which of the following institutions does Gaspery claim to be affiliated?

4. The president of which country announces the beginning of construction on space colonies?

5. Which title does Reginald’s father hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Roberts’s accent confuses Edwin?

2. How does Edwin attempt to restore himself after his experience of dislocation?

3. Why does Gaspery note liking the Periphery?

4. For what reason does Mirella’s husband end his own life?

5. How is Caiette described when Thomas and Edwin reach it?

6. Why do Edwin and Reginald eat buttered eggs?

7. What reason does Roberts give for needing to fill in for Pike?

8. Why does Edwin abstain from voicing his opinion on colonialism when he greets indigenous people?

9. In what line of work is Mirella employed when she seeks out Vincent again?

10. What does Talia cite as a historical constant?

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