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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. After the Drummers take turns with a woman during their ritual, what happens to the woman?
(a) She douses the flames and serves drinks to the men.
(b) She dances, then leaves the area.
(c) She sits in a corner while the men continue their ritual.
(d) She catches fire and burns to ashes.

2. In the Primer, Princess Nell learns that several castles are plagued by a problem caused by whom?
(a) The Mouse Army.
(b) The Black Knight.
(c) The Duke of Turing.
(d) The Robot Army.

3. In China, Hackworth meets with Dr. X in what sort of building?
(a) A former WalMart.
(b) The courtroom of Judge Fang.
(c) The Flea Circus of Dr. X.
(d) A former McDonald's.

4. In the Primer, which magical friend disappears after leaving the castle of King Magpie?
(a) Peter Rabbit.
(b) Raven.
(c) Purple.
(d) Duck.

5. What is the primary goal of CryptNet as explained by Hackworth to Fiona?
(a) Cryptnet wants a free flow of data, known as the Feed, to supplant the Seed upon which society currently relies.
(b) Cryptnet wants a free flow of data, known as the Seed, to supplant the Feed upon which society currently relies.
(c) Cryptnet wants a new strain of mites to supplant the matter compilers upon which society currently relies.
(d) Cryptnet wants a free flow of data, known as the Seed, to supplant the matter compilers upon which society currently relies.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the party for Carl Hollywood's return from abroad, what does he say to Miranda?

2. Before Nell leaves Constable Moore and Dovetail, who does he advise her to be on the lookout for?

3. From Seattle, to what city do Hackworth and Fiona travel?

4. When a grown-up Nell visits Harv in the Leased Territories, in what condition does she find him?

5. After being released from his dream-like prison, Hackworth learns that he has lost what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "General Description of Life with the Constable," why does Constable Moore relive his past experiences through mediatrons?

2. In "Hackworth in China," what does Dr. X see as the destruction of Chinese society in the novel?

3. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell's Activities as Duchess of Turing," how does Princess Nell become the Duchess of Turing?

4. In "The Hackworths Have a Family Reunion," at the end of the tense meeting between Hackworth and Gwendolyn, what important event occurs?

5. In "Hackworth Receives an Ambiguous Message," after Hackworth finds a message telling him to seek the Alchemist, what unusual event occurs?

6. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell Crosses the Trail of the Enigmatic Mouse Army," when grown-up Nell visits her ailing brother, Harv, what message does he share with her?

7. In "Carl Hollywood's Hack," how do Carl Hollywood's activities in a teahouse begin to tie together the various main characters and plots in the novel?

8. In "Miranda Receives an Unusual Ractive Message," what scheme does she enter into?

9. In "Three Girls Go Exploring," what is Gwendolyn's emotional state when she learns that Hackworth is not in any danger?

10. What are the three Graces taught at the Academy, and which Grace gives the students the most trouble?

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