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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman receives a telegram informing her of what?
(a) The man has been wounded.
(b) The man is coming home in a week.
(c) The man has died.
(d) The man has found a house for them.

2. The man tells the woman a story about the lizard men from what planet?
(a) Xenor.
(b) Saturn.
(c) Aa'A.
(d) Zycron.

3. Iris realizes that Laura's lover was whom, based on the notebooks her sister left behind?
(a) Norval.
(b) Elwood.
(c) Richard.
(d) Alex.

4. According to the quote attributed to Laura on the bathroom stall of the doughnut shop, where is heaven?
(a) Zycron.
(b) Xenor.
(c) Aa'A.
(d) Avilion.

5. What does Sakiel-Norn represent for the woman?
(a) Her naïveté.
(b) Her childhood.
(c) Hope.
(d) Her relationship with the man.

6. In the woman's imagination, the man is sitting next to a woman who is doing what to pass the time?
(a) Reading.
(b) Writing.
(c) Talking to herself.
(d) Knitting.

7. What color is Aimee's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

8. What does the man say all stories are about in some way?
(a) Virgins.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Aliens.
(d) Slaughter.

9. To what animal does Iris compare Walter?
(a) A pig.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A kitten.
(d) An elephant.

10. What is wrong with the elder Iris?
(a) She has a heart condition.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She has diabetes.
(d) She has emphysema.

11. Where does Richard like to leave bruises on Iris?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her arms.
(c) Her face.
(d) Her thighs.

12. What plagues the adult Aimee?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Alcoholism.
(d) Depression.

13. What does Iris call 'The Blind Assassin'?
(a) An inspired book.
(b) A collaborative book.
(c) A left-handed book.
(d) A right-handed book.

14. What is the name of the establishment where Laura and Iris meet after being apart for years?
(a) The Arcadian Court.
(b) The Imperial Room.
(c) Betty's Luncheonette.
(d) Diana Sweets.

15. Why do the men in the end decided that they are unhappy with the Peach Women?
(a) They miss Earth women.
(b) They miss conflict.
(c) They feel like everything the women do is merely a show for their enjoyment.
(d) They are appalled by the way they reproduce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the inspiration for the woman in the sub novel?

2. What is the name of the institution to which one of the characters is confined?

3. What is the reason Winifred and Richard give for why they commit Laura?

4. Who saves the Earth men from impending death at the hands of the Lizard Men?

5. According to Laura, what individual does Richard claim told him of Alex Thomas's whereabouts?

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