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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the N.I.C.E. appoint as their new emergency governor?
(a) Mark.
(b) Mr. Wither.
(c) Lord Feverstone.
(d) The Head.

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

3. What does the Fairy say she has chosen to do with the prisoner Alcasan?
(a) Rehabilitate him.
(b) Behead him.
(c) Torture him for information.
(d) Release him.

4. What does Jane say that gets her admitted into St. Anne's?
(a) She said she was sent by Dr. Dimble.
(b) She says she is desperate for help.
(c) She pledges a pact of secrecy.
(d) She offers money.

5. What does Feverstone reveal as the main mission of the N.I.C.E.?
(a) To tear down the college.
(b) To remake the human race.
(c) To make a safe haven for an upcoming war.
(d) To overthrow the government and replace it with new and fresh ideas.

6. What advice does the leader at St. Anne's give Jane concerning her marriage when she first meets him?
(a) She should put Mark's happiness before her own.
(b) She should be more submissive.
(c) She should be more vocal about her wishes.
(d) She should try to have a baby with Mark.

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

8. What reason does the N.I.C.E. give for the riots happening in Edgestow?
(a) They are being heavily and wrongly persecuted.
(b) They are not at all involved.
(c) They need less beauracracy in the case of a real emergency.
(d) St. Anne's is now out of control with their extremism.

9. Why has Jane not had children yet?
(a) She hates her husband.
(b) She fears that she will be a bad mother.
(c) She wants to have a more stable situation first.
(d) She likes to avoid entaglements.

10. Why do the Dennistons want Jane in their group?
(a) She has a wide circle of influence.
(b) She has the gift of visions.
(c) They respect the recommendation of the Dimbles.
(d) They know her husband is now a part of the N.I.C.E.

11. What happened to the prisoner Alcasan?
(a) He never really existed; he was just a propaganda story.
(b) He tried to defy the N.I.C.E. and is now undergoing brainwashing experiments.
(c) He became the Head.
(d) He was tortured and killed.

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

13. Why can Mrs. Maggs no longer work for Jane?
(a) Her house is also in Bragdon Wood and is being torn down.
(b) She is now working for St. Anne's.
(c) She is now working for the N.I.C.E.
(d) She has quit due to her poor treatment by Jane.

14. What does Reverend Straik tell Mark that he cannot do once he joins the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He cannot love his wife.
(b) He cannot tolerate the N.I.C.E. being spoken badly of.
(c) He cannot turn back.
(d) He cannot hold on to foolish notions of the college.

15. What is the name of the murdered man who Feverstone says was the only man who could help with the interplanetary problems?
(a) Progressive Element.
(b) Feverstone.
(c) Ransom.
(d) Weston.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cosser differ from Mark in his opinion of the countryside?

2. Whom does Jane have a recurring dream of without knowing who he is?

3. What does Feverstone say to Mark about Curry and Busby after they leave the dinner party at the College?

4. What do the fellows at Bracton College think they hear outside during their meeting the night after they sold Bragdon Wood?

5. What do Mark and Jane do most of the time they are together when Mark comes home from his first stay at Belbury?

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