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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe leave the orphanage?
(a) He is kicked out.
(b) He can't stand the other kids anymore.
(c) He wants to find a job.
(d) He thinks he sees his father.

2. What does Eli do when the Whitehill headmaster enters the dining room?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He hides behind a menu.
(c) He waves hello.
(d) He points him out to his father.

3. What does Barnhouse tell the secret service about his talent?
(a) He wants to use it for war.
(b) He wants to use it to make money.
(c) He wants to use it for peace.
(d) He wants to use it to serve the president.

4. In "The Hyannis Port Story," who lights the portrait up at night?
(a) The butler.
(b) Robert.
(c) Clarice.
(d) The maid.

5. What does Barnhouse end up doing with his powers after escaping the government in "Report on the Barnhouse Effect?"
(a) Ending world hunger.
(b) Destroying the world's armaments
(c) Ruining government buildings.
(d) Building homes for the homeless.

6. Who watches over the children?
(a) A nun and a priest.
(b) A teacher and an assistant.
(c) A widow and her son.
(d) A carpenter and a mechanic.

7. In "The Euphio Question," what change is made to the second production of Euphios?
(a) Smaller size.
(b) More controls.
(c) Larger signal range.
(d) More colors.

8. What parenting advice does the narrator give George?
(a) To kick his son in the pants.
(b) To take away privileges.
(c) To let his wife do all the work.
(d) To hug his son.

9. What happened when people heard the signal for the first time?
(a) They sat silent.
(b) They danced around.
(c) They smiled at strangers.
(d) They sang to themselves.

10. What do people enter into EPICAC?
(a) World problems.
(b) Their birthdates.
(c) Personal problems.
(d) Long equations.

11. What does the rating-sheet system keep track of?
(a) Item quality.
(b) Employee progress.
(c) Invention rights.
(d) Food safety.

12. Who invites the narrator over for drinks?
(a) Hay Boyden.
(b) John Kennedy.
(c) The Commodore.
(d) The Pirate.

13. What is going on Gloria's shower door?
(a) Pictures of tropical islands.
(b) A picture of Gloria.
(c) Pictures of money.
(d) A modern pattern.

14. What does George give Jim to destroy?
(a) A book.
(b) A trumpet.
(c) A pair of boots.
(d) Money.

15. Why was EPICAC created?
(a) To help war.
(b) To help love.
(c) To help do math.
(d) To help people learn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does David get lost while looking for a deer?

2. In "The Lie," what does Eli's father do to try to get Eli into Whitehill?

3. Who is the orphanage bully?

4. What does George say about life in "The Kid Nobody Could Handle?"

5. What does EPICAC create for the narrator?

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