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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hackworth Receives an Ambiguous Message | Part the Second: Hackworth has a Singular Experience.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Miranda intervenes in the Primer's story to help Nell avoid danger, where does Miranda go?
(a) A bar in the Theatre Parnasse.
(b) A teahouse on an island.
(c) The Flea Circus.
(d) Atlantis/Shanghai.

2. Why do the men drink ashes at the conclusion of the Drummer ritual?
(a) To fully extinguish the fire.
(b) To increase the flame of passion in their hearts.
(c) Drinking the ashes is much like smoking.
(d) To integrate the sacrificed person with the community.

3. When Nell reads the Primer alone in her room, who becomes its main character?
(a) Princess Charlotte.
(b) Princess Elizabeth.
(c) Princess Nell.
(d) Princess Miranda.

4. In the Primer, what does the raven say Nell must do in order to rescue Harv from the castle?
(a) Collect ten keys in the hands of ten kings and queens.
(b) Collect ten keys in the hands of ten trolls.
(c) Collect twelve keys in the hands of twelve trolls.
(d) Collect twelve keys in the hands of twelve kings and queens.

5. When Harv brings a stolen Primer to Nell, why does she throw it on the floor?
(a) She does not want her mother's boyfriend to see the book.
(b) The Primer begins telling the story of a girl named Elizabeth.
(c) She does not want her brother to give her stolen property.
(d) The Primer begins telling the story of a girl named Fiona.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Primer, why and how does Dinosaur sacrifice his life after he, Nell, and their three magic friends escape from the castle?

2. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar," Nell sees Harv and everything outside her window covered in a black dust called what?

3. In the Primer, who kills the Baron?

4. In the Primer, what does Princess Nell discover in a hole in the ground?

5. What is the cloud that hangs over Atlantis/Shanghai?

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