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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decade does the AWFul club Mault emulate?
(a) The Sixties.
(b) The Forties.
(c) The Seventies.
(d) The Fifties.

2. How large in diameter does Rowan note Brahms’s usual gleaning territory is?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

3. What is Anastasia’s mother named?
(a) Tiffany.
(b) Gwen.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Janey.

4. What instrument does Ethan J. Hogan play?
(a) Viola.
(b) Violin.
(c) Bass.
(d) Cello.

5. On what day of the week does Rowan surveil Brahms’s house?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

6. In what city does Greyson live?
(a) Fulcrum City.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Louisville.

7. Which of the following is an ingredient in Xenocrates’s preferred libation?
(a) Lime.
(b) Lemon.
(c) Pineapple.
(d) Orange.

8. What breed of dog does Brahms own?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) Pekinese.
(c) Maltese.
(d) Chihuahua.

9. What profession does Slayd assign to his fictional parents?
(a) Law professors.
(b) Chemistry professors.
(c) Physics professors.
(d) English professors.

10. What form of address is accorded to a common scythe in the novel?
(a) Your Majesty.
(b) Your Honor.
(c) Your Grace.
(d) Your Excellency.

11. What is the name of the probation officer who replaces Traxler for Slayd?
(a) Lane.
(b) Dredd.
(c) Turpin.
(d) Kreel.

12. What job satisfaction rate does Slayd’s replacement probation officer cite her employment center as having?
(a) 100%.
(b) 93%.
(c) 86%.
(d) 79%.

13. What euphemism does the Thunderhead use to refer to actions it is asked not to observe?
(a) Closed-door proclivity.
(b) Closed-door activity.
(c) Closed-eye activity.
(d) Open-access activity.

14. The comment that “Problem-solving was not the scythedom’s strength” (97) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Litotes.

15. How long is Rowan disallowed public transit due to his outbursts when talking with his mother?
(a) One month.
(b) One day.
(c) One hour.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Greyson’s middle name?

2. In what city does the novel begin?

3. In the novel, the word “hubris” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

4. What make of car does Anastasia drive at Curie’s behest?

5. What color does Greyson dye his hair as part of taking on the Slayd persona?

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