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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Mary arrives in Atlantic City in __________.
(a) The Hindenburg.
(b) The Spirit of St. Louis.
(c) The Spruce Goose.
(d) The Challenger.
2. How many coins does Nick have left after helping the rescued children go into the light?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.
3. How many occupants does the McGill find in the fourteen barrels?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Fourteen.
4. Does Allie tell the McGill how she got aboard his ship?
(a) No, she tells him a lie instead.
(b) Yes, she makes a bargain to tell him in exchange for help.
(c) No, she refuses to tell him.
(d) Yes, she tells him to stall for more time.
5. What does Allie's first fortune cookie say?
(a) A journey too long brings a storm to weather.
(b) Selfish ambition leaves friends in a pickle.
(c) The unexamined life leads to an unexamined death.
(d) Leading others astray leads yourself astray.
6. How does Nick manage to cut his rope?
(a) He tears them strand by strand.
(b) A kid chews through them.
(c) He finds a kid with a boy-scout pocket knife.
(d) He finds a sharp rock in his pocket.
7. What kind of animal is Shiloh?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cat.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A beaver.
8. What does Allie say that the McGill must wait for, as he stands on the dead spot?
(a) The sunrise.
(b) Midnight.
(c) A rain cloud.
(d) A feeling of peace.
9. How does Allie stop the screamer?
(a) She gives him a spanking.
(b) She sets him free and sends him away.
(c) She tapes his mouth.
(d) She tells him to stop screaming and never do it again.
10. What does Mary show to the McGill?
(a) Her watch.
(b) Her glove.
(c) Her locket.
(d) Her bracelet.
11. What does the McGill do with the objects he acquires?
(a) He hoards them.
(b) He distributes them to Afterlights.
(c) He takes them apart and rebuilds them into gadgets.
(d) He displays them in a museum.
12. What effect does being trapped in the barrel have on Nick?
(a) It makes him spiritually enlightened.
(b) It makes him strong and fearless.
(c) It makes him whiny and miserable.
(d) It makes him reckless and savage.
13. Whom does Allie skinjack to avoid Mikey?
(a) A woman of around forty.
(b) A boy of around sixteen.
(c) A girl of around nineteen.
(d) A man of around sixty.
14. What does the McGill think he smells on the deck, after dealing with the captives?
(a) Rotten eggs.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Seaweed.
15. Where is the McGill, when Allie goes searching for his fortune cookies?
(a) On the coast of South Carolina.
(b) On the coast of New Jersey.
(c) On the coast of Florida.
(d) On the coast of Maine.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the McGill want from Allie?
2. What is step seven of Allie's plan for the McGill to learn skinjacking?
3. How does Mary greet Nick when he returns?
4. What does the first boy that Allie finds hanging upside-down have on his pajamas?
5. How does the McGill say he came back from the center of the Earth?
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