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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 Princess Nell outwits King Coyote, what does the Primer predict for Nell's future?
(a) She will rule all of Shanghai.
(b) She will become the lead engineer at Bespoke.
(c) She will lead an army of women who are about her age.
(d) She is destined to become a princess.

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

3. What is the name of Rita's horse?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Kidnapper.
(c) Eggshell.
(d) Gwendolyn.

4. After being released from his dream-like prison, Hackworth learns that he has lost what?
(a) His membership in his phyle.
(b) His marriage.
(c) His relationship with his daughter.
(d) His chance to return to China.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for Miss Stricken's highly repetitive and useless tasks at the Academy?

2. Hackworth receives a message in Vancouver to seek whom?

3. Dr. X tells Hackworth that his years with the Drummers served what purpose?

4. Madame Ping explains that members of the New Atlantis phyle have what sort of fantasies?

5. What does Hackworth realize after watching a theatrical performance on a barge?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Hackworth Is Brought Up-to-Date by the Great Napier," what does Hackworth realize about the Drummers' activities?

2. In "The Hackworths in Transit, and in London," what surreal event do Hackworth and Fiona encounter on a barge, and how do their lives change as a result?

3. In "Nell's Passage Through Pudong," when Nell seeks employment at the brothel of Madame Ping, what sort of service does she hope to perform?

4. 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?

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

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

7. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell Enters into the Lands of King Coyote," how does Princess Nell lose her last two remaining magical friends?

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

9. In "Nell's Life at Dovetail," why is Nell not allowed to live with the other girls at Miss Matheson's Academy of the Three Graces?

10. In the final scene of the novel when Nell rescues Miranda from the Drummers, how are various subplots tied together into one cohesive whole?

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