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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. In which of the following cities does Olive stop on her book tour?
(a) Arlington.
(b) Fort Worth.
(c) Grapevine.
(d) Dallas.

2. What is the name of Mirella’s older sister?
(a) Judith.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Esther.
(d) Susanna.

3. With which of the following does Chapter 3 in "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?
(a) “If we were living in a simulation, how would we know it was a simulation?”
(b) “In the weeks that followed…”
(c) “Never to the Night City.”
(d) “I didn’t see Zoey again for three weeks after that.”

4. Which of the following does Edwin fear to encounter in the forest?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Lions.

5. With which of the following does the section "Last Book Tour on Earth / 2203" end?
(a) “The first stop on the book tour was New York City.”
(b) “But it was all a dream.”
(c) “‘Yes,’ he said.”
(d) “‘Listen,’ the journalist said.”

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years younger than her sister is Mirella?

2. To whom has Olive allegedly left an inscription citing an enjoyable night?

3. Which of the following is noted among Edwin’s ancestors?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 6 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?

5. With which of the following does Chapter 10 of "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Olive’s northern drive give for preferring rats for their narrative?

2. What quote from Olive’s book does she see tattooed on her readers’ arms?

3. What justification is given for the construction of space colonies?

4. How is Vincent believed to have died?

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

6. What reason does Olive note for her reticence with Aretta?

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

8. What secret does the fortune teller confide in Mirella?

9. What does Mirella note as a “downside to having retained a few friends from her time with” her husband (59)?

10. Why does Gaspery note liking the Periphery?

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