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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Mark really invited to join the N.I.C.E.?
(a) To utilize his writing talent.
(b) To use his identity.
(c) To keep him from joining St. Anne's.
(d) To get Jane.

2. What is the room that was added on to the Belbury estate that now houses the N.I.C.E. headquarters?
(a) A library for file storage.
(b) A blood transfusion office.
(c) A hospital.
(d) The official headquarters.

3. What is so different about Jane wanting so desperately to join St. Anne's from the beginning of the book?
(a) She has never wanted to be part of the group before.
(b) She is not usually a religious person.
(c) She does not usually like to travel much.
(d) She has never done anything without her husband's consent.

4. What does Jane learn about the man from her recurring dream when she goes to St. Anne's and tells them of her dream?
(a) He is searching for her to kill her.
(b) He is symbolic of her husband.
(c) He is collecting information about her.
(d) He is her father.

5. Why can't the leader of St. Anne's stand to greet Jane?
(a) He is bound to a wheel-chair.
(b) He feels it rude to mark a presence in that way.
(c) His foot is wounded.
(d) He is too weary.

6. What is in the center of Bragdon Wood?
(a) An old cottage said to once house Merlin.
(b) A fence of stone.
(c) A natural spring of tainted water.
(d) A very deep and mysterious well.

7. What is Mark's first impression of Miss Hardcastle?
(a) She is warm and welcoming.
(b) She is fearsome and powerful.
(c) She is cold and austere.
(d) She is incredibly attractive.

8. How does Jane feel when she decides to go see Mrs. Ironwood after speaking with the Dimbles about her disturbing dreams?
(a) She feels angry.
(b) She feels like a fool.
(c) She feels scared.
(d) She feels comforted.

9. What must Jane do in order to join St. Anne's?
(a) Make a pledge of loyalty.
(b) Write down her dreams.
(c) Pay a small fee.
(d) Get Mark's permission.

10. What strikes Jane about the leader of St. Anne's?
(a) He emanates strength.
(b) He is without age.
(c) She feels that she has known him forever.
(d) His eyes seem to see through her.

11. Which of these is NOT a suggested plan of the N.I.C.E. to get rid of the problem of mankind?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Selective breeding.
(c) Sterilization of the unfit.
(d) Steroid injections.

12. Who spends the night with Jane after her trip to St. Anne's?
(a) Mrs. Dimble.
(b) Miss Ironwood.
(c) Miss Hardcastle.
(d) Mark.

13. How does Cosser differ from Mark in his opinion of the countryside?
(a) Mark is afraid of the power of nature.
(b) Cosser finds no beauty in the country.
(c) Mark finds no beauty in the country.
(d) Cosser is afraid of the power of nature.

14. Where does Jane call home after her experience at the riot?
(a) The Dimble's homes.
(b) The N.I.C.E. headquarters.
(c) St. Anne's.
(d) Her and Mark's humble home.

15. Why does Mr. Wither take Mark on in a probationary position instead of the original position offered him?
(a) He has heard some nasty rumors about Mark's disloyalty.
(b) All new employees have to endure a short probation when they begin.
(c) Mark's wife has been seen at St. Anne's.
(d) He did not think Mark really wanted the position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does the Fairy give Mark as his first duty?

2. Why is Jane not frightened of the dream she has of the dead man in the dark?

3. Who does Professor Filostrato warn Mark to not make an enemy of?

4. Who is at Jane's bedside when she wakes up after her night at the riot?

5. What happened to the prisoner Alcasan?

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