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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. What does Theo's mother do for extra money during his youth?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Give piano lessons.
(c) Replicate prints.
(d) Tutor French.

2. Why is Helena accepted into Oxford University when she is young?
(a) Her father gave a large donation.
(b) Her father was well respected and she had expensive schooling growing up.
(c) She was a genius. Theo was jealous of her.
(d) She was a very talented artist and received a scholarship.

3. Who attacks Theo at the Quietus he witnesses?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A Sojourner.
(d) Someone he tries to stop from committing suicide.

4. What about Oxford does Theo now have trouble accepting as he walks through the streets after his meeting with Xan?
(a) The Omega's snobbery.
(b) Emptiness.
(c) Lack of intellectual energy.
(d) The streams of porn shops.

5. Xan and Theo salute which historical moment on the bridge near Xan's home?
(a) The death of Princess Diana.
(b) The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
(c) The Year Omega.
(d) The death of five young Cavaliers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are more and more people moving into cities?

2. What is on Hilda's cardigan when Theo visits her home?

3. Who is Theo meeting in Chapter 14?

4. Xan and Theo are both named after whom?

5. What do Theo and his wife do shortly after the death of their daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Though he eventually is asked over, for what event is Theo not invited to the home of Helena and her new husband?

2. Why do you think Theo is repulsed so much by the Quietus, even though it seems to be his society's norm?

3. What is the Coronation Ring and why is Theo unhappy with Xan for wearing it?

4. Who are the flagellants in the park and what do they represent of society?

5. What day does Theo receive his invitation to Helena's home? How does he feel towards her new life?

6. What does Miriam say has happened to her brother?

7. What does Theo find in his mail two weeks after meeting Julian to discuss his meeting with Xan? What is his opinion of it?

8. How does Theo recollect his relationship with Xan?

9. Does Theo immediately realize that he wishes to help the Five Fishes while witnessing the Quietus?

10. Summarize the meeting of Theo and the Council in Chapter 12.

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