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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the murdered man who Feverstone says was the only man who could help with the interplanetary problems?
(a) Ransom.
(b) Weston.
(c) Feverstone.
(d) Progressive Element.

2. How does Mr. Wither seem to Mark during their conversation when Mark is first introduced at Belbury?
(a) Distracted and distant.
(b) Too eager.
(c) Cold and hostile.
(d) Enthusiastic and warm.

3. Why does Miss Ironwood not cure Jane's dreams?
(a) They are not a plague, but a gift.
(b) She is sure that the dreams will fade on their own.
(c) Miss Ironwood does not believe the dreams are really happening.
(d) Miss Ironwood does not have the power for this.

4. Why can't the leader of St. Anne's stand to greet Jane?
(a) He feels it rude to mark a presence in that way.
(b) He is bound to a wheel-chair.
(c) His foot is wounded.
(d) He is too weary.

5. Why do the Dimbles have to move?
(a) Mr. Dimble got a new job with the college and wants to be closer to it.
(b) They live in Bragdon Wood.
(c) They have been forced out of the college society.
(d) They are being persecuted by the N.I.C.E.

6. How much does a lifetime membership in the N.I.C.E. cost?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) It is free with a life pledge of loyalty.
(d) 150 dollars.

7. Why is Mr. Steele so hostile towards Mark when they are first introduced to each other at Belbury?
(a) He knows that Mark is being hired to replace him.
(b) He is hostile towards everyone.
(c) He is upset that Mark is being placed in his department without his permission.
(d) He hates Bracton College and everyone who works there.

8. What does Feverstone say to Mark about Curry and Busby after they leave the dinner party at the College?
(a) He thinks they are rather stupid.
(b) He thinks they are N.I.C.E. spies.
(c) He is grateful to have them on his side.
(d) He is suspicious of their deeper motives.

9. What special privilege does Mr. Wither offer Mark that Mark does not want to accept?
(a) To write a detailed account of Mr. Wither's duties.
(b) Witnessing first-hand the punishment of an accused murderer.
(c) Joining The Fairy to be trained in her art of interrogation.
(d) Allowing Jane to join the N.I.C.E. with her husband.

10. What is Mark's reaction when Reverend Straik mentions Jesus?
(a) He does nothing.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He silently judges the Reverend.
(d) He blushes.

11. What question does Lord Feverstone raise during the dinner party?
(a) How many jobs will really be created by this sale?
(b) How much more money will he make now that the sale has been made?
(c) Who are the N.I.C.E. and what do they plan to do?
(d) How can he get into the inner circle of the N.I.C.E.?

12. Where does Jane call home after her experience at the riot?
(a) The N.I.C.E. headquarters.
(b) Her and Mark's humble home.
(c) St. Anne's.
(d) The Dimble's homes.

13. What does Feverstone reveal as the main mission of the N.I.C.E.?
(a) To overthrow the government and replace it with new and fresh ideas.
(b) To make a safe haven for an upcoming war.
(c) To tear down the college.
(d) To remake the human race.

14. Why does Mr. Wither take Mark on in a probationary position instead of the original position offered him?
(a) All new employees have to endure a short probation when they begin.
(b) He has heard some nasty rumors about Mark's disloyalty.
(c) Mark's wife has been seen at St. Anne's.
(d) He did not think Mark really wanted the position.

15. How does Jane escape the riot on the street?
(a) She buys her way to freedom.
(b) She tells them she is Mark's wife, and they let her go.
(c) She gives the Fairy the information she wanted.
(d) The mob gets too out of hand for the officer to keep a hold of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will a beast not do after speaking with the master of St. Anne's?

2. What happened to Mr. Hingest the night after he announced his decision to leave the N.I.C.E.?

3. What did the man that Jane sees in the newspaper do to be imprisoned?

4. How does Cosser differ from Mark in his opinion of the countryside?

5. What is Mark's main concern at the beginning of the book?

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