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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Journeyman think other writers used to view him?
(a) As a great writer.
(b) As a non-writer.
(c) As a skilled movie writer.
(d) As a romance novelist.

2. In Chapter 1, what does the sign warn visitors on the road about?
(a) Asteroids.
(b) Frost heaves.
(c) Moose.
(d) Deer.

3. What project does Journeyman tell Todbaum about in Chapter 17 that the Tinderwickians want to erect?
(a) A lighthouse.
(b) A bigger library.
(c) A new patch of farms.
(d) A nighclub.

4. In Chapter 22, what does Maddy tell Journeyman she thinks Todbaum is doing with him?
(a) Manipulating.
(b) Taking advantage of.
(c) Hoarding.
(d) Practicing.

5. What do Jane and Lucius grow?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Mint.
(c) Lemons.
(d) Marijuana.

6. What had wrecked on Quarry Island some time before the start of the novel?
(a) A small French boat.
(b) A mid-sized sailboat full of pets and nothing else.
(c) A large yacht.
(d) A U.S. army vessel.

7. What kind of town did the town Journeyman is in used to be before The Arrest?
(a) A tinder town.
(b) A dancing town.
(c) A resort town.
(d) A lobster town.

8. What does Todbaum say he had in Utah that he loved?
(a) Apples.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Pizza.

9. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman is the source of his vessel's power?
(a) Rocket fuel.
(b) Electricity.
(c) A nuclear reactor.
(d) Batteries.

10. What is the major life-changing event that alters the world in this novel?
(a) The Turning.
(b) The Arrest.
(c) The Pivoting.
(d) The Spinning.

11. What birds had lately thrived in Tinderwick?
(a) Wild turkeys.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Condors.
(d) Ducks.

12. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman he did for the first three years of The Arrest?
(a) Went to find his mother in New York City.
(b) Wandered on foot all over California.
(c) Tried to become a professor on the West Coast in whatever was left of the higher education establishment.
(d) Survived in Malibu with other very wealthy people by using a private security force and barricading themselves in a compound.

13. Where does Journeyman take Maddy in Chapter 22?
(a) The Bay Area Museum.
(b) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(c) The Transport Hub.
(d) Los Angeles Airport.

14. In Chapter 17, what does Todbaum say he feels the Tinderwick area has a lot of?
(a) Raw potential.
(b) Mussels.
(c) Morons.
(d) Farms.

15. Who was Tinderwick's mayor at one time?
(a) Edwin Gorse.
(b) Maddy.
(c) Journeyman.
(d) Renate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What past project of theirs does Todbaum mention to Journeyman in Chapter 18?

2. What does Founder's Park overlook?

3. Where does Theodore Nowlin want to try to sail to?

4. Where does Todbaum tell Journeyman he started his trip from?

5. What is Kormentz calling his book?

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