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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. How many years is Victoria the Queen of England in Chapter 43?
(a) Eighty-three.
(b) Forty-three.
(c) Sixty- three.
(d) Twenty-three.

2. As Harvey explains in Chapter 39, Olga Samaroff is originally from ____________.
(a) San Antonio, Texas.
(b) Dallas Texas.
(c) Phoenix, Arizona.
(d) Tuscon, Arizona.

3. Where do the Texas and Mexican armies meet in Chapter 42?
(a) Costa Mesa.
(b) San Jacinto.
(c) San Bernardino.
(d) Valle Vista.

4. How long is it before Addie will talk about the accidental shooting?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) Many weeks.
(c) A few years.
(d) Many years.

5. What country's offer to be president does Einstein decline in Chapter 63?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Spain.
(c) Israel.
(d) Algeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women from her country have been admitted to the Paris Conservatoire before Olga Samaroff?

2. With what is Cesar's last name from the story in Chapter 46 associated?

3. What year is the code that Harvey explains in Chapter 69 written?

4. Where is Hiram known to challenge other cars to races?

5. When does Willem begin helping the people of the village in Chapter 50?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are jealousy and a physical abnormality part of Chapter 70?

2. How does Sam Houston know exactly what time to attack the enemy in "Napoleon of the West"?

3. How does a young goat herder become known for the optimum in elegance in Chapter 46?

4. What are the circumstances that cause a pilot to design an important medical advancement in "An Affair of the Heart"?

5. What is unusual about the friendship that Harvey describes in "Inseparable"?

6. What invention is made through observing insects in "The Sting"?

7. What are some of the interesting facts about Kris Kristofferson in "Establishment Boy"?

8. How is it possible that William is a governor, a terrorist, and a prisoner within four years in Chapter 65?

9. What is the irony of a detective's last case in Chapter 48?

10. What is the unlikely route that an actor takes to achieve success on the big screen in Chapter 52?

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