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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator note having taught Supercargo?
(a) How to tie his shoes.
(b) How to tie one on.
(c) How to tie a tie.
(d) How to tie a bowline hitch.

2. To which of the following does the narrator compare Nigel?
(a) A tachyon.
(b) A quark.
(c) A neutrino.
(d) A Higgs Boson.

3. Which of the following does the narrator note having seen Pavor and Callower drink at Octavia’s?
(a) Goldschläger.
(b) Absinthe.
(c) Jägermeister.
(d) Southern Comfort.

4. Which of the following does the narrator note is a theme in Octavia’s father’s collection?
(a) Others of the Human World.
(b) Humans of the Gods’ World.
(c) Gods of the Other World.
(d) Gods of the Human World.

5. With which of the following does Jo Jo supply the narrator?
(a) Disco Biscuit.
(b) Tootsie Rolls.
(c) Bicycle Handle Bars.
(d) Blue Geisha Backrub.

6. Which of the following law schools does the narrator report having attended?
(a) Vanderbilt University.
(b) Tulane University.
(c) University of Alabama.
(d) University of Texas.

7. Which of the following adjectives does the narrator apply to Nigel?
(a) Faustian.
(b) Proustian.
(c) Derridean.
(d) Foucaultian.

8. Which of the following professions does the narrator remark Jo Jo had had?
(a) Ophthalmologist.
(b) Pharmacist.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Podiatrist.

9. Which of the following is Jo Jo wearing when the narrator and Nigel meet him in the novel?
(a) A black belt.
(b) A green beret.
(c) A Stetson hat.
(d) A black beret.

10. Which of the following does the narrator posit inhabits “the entire South beyond my hometown” (44)?
(a) General Lee.
(b) Sergeant Slaughter.
(c) Major Payne.
(d) Colonel Sanders.

11. With which of the following stones does Octavia track the narrator?
(a) Zircon.
(b) Amethyst.
(c) Sardonyx.
(d) Topaz.

12. Which of the following does the narrator’s mother add to her fried chicken mix?
(a) Beer.
(b) Sazerac.
(c) Grand Marnier.
(d) Whiskey.

13. To which of the following does Nigel compare the fabric in the trees at Shanksted?
(a) Stuck-up people.
(b) Strung-up people.
(c) Banshees.
(d) Dracula.

14. What is the name of Nigel’s school?
(a) Booker T. Washington Elementary.
(b) School without Walls.
(c) School without Teachers.
(d) Teachers without Walls.

15. Which of the following is the name of a tour character at Shanksted?
(a) Mary.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Merle.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

2. Which of the following is the name of the bloodhound at Shanksted?

3. Which of the following kinds of flowers does the narrator note are present in his neighborhood?

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare the Musée du Nubia du Africq?

5. Which of the following is the name of the narrator’s company?

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