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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. After Nell reads in the Primer that Princess Nell is not really of royal descent, what happens to Nell?
(a) She is hailed as Queen by her soldiers, then kidnapped and tortured by the Victorians.
(b) She is kidnapped and tortured by girls friendly to Cryptnet, then rescued by her soldiers who hail her as Queen.
(c) She is hailed as Queen by her soldiers, then kidnapped and tortured by the Fists.
(d) She is kidnapped and tortured by girls friendly to the Fists, then rescued by her soldiers who hail her as Queen.

2. At the Cathay Hotel, what does Beck invite Miranda to do?
(a) Join the Fist of Righteous Harmony.
(b) Dance.
(c) Join him for a drink.
(d) Join the Victorians.

3. What theatrical company is performing on the barge that Hackworth and Fiona board?
(a) Bespoke.
(b) Dramatis Personae.
(c) AEther.
(d) Dovetail.

4. Who rescues Carl Hollywood from the Fist of Righteous Harmony?
(a) Nell.
(b) Constable Moore.
(c) Colonel Spence.
(d) Hackworth.

5. On what day of the week does Miss Stricken require girls to copy pages of historical documents?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Nell leaves Constable Moore and Dovetail, who does he advise her to be on the lookout for?

2. At her new place of employment, who does Nell befriend?

3. Madame Ping explains that members of the New Atlantis phyle have what sort of fantasies?

4. What, according to Dr. X, caused the destruction of Chinese society prior to the time of this novel?

5. After learning from Lord Finkle-McGraw that Hackworth is safe, what does Gwendolyn decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "General Description of Life with the Constable," why does Constable Moore relive his past experiences through mediatrons?

2. In "Nell's Passage Through Pudong," when Nell seeks employment at the brothel of Madame Ping, what sort of service does she hope to perform?

3. In "Hackworth Receives an Ambiguous Message," after Hackworth finds a message telling him to seek the Alchemist, what unusual event occurs?

4. In "Nell Goes to Madame Ping's Theatre," what brings Nell to the conclusion that the wall between reality and fiction is fragile?

5. In "Carl Hollywood Returns from Abroad," when Miranda admits to Carl Hollywood that she thinks of Nell as a daughter, what reaction does Carl Hollywood have?

6. What are the three Graces taught at the Academy, and which Grace gives the students the most trouble?

7. In "Carl Hollywood's Hack," how do Carl Hollywood's activities in a teahouse begin to tie together the various main characters and plots in the novel?

8. In "Miranda Receives an Unusual Ractive Message," what scheme does she enter into?

9. In "Three Girls Go Exploring," what is Gwendolyn's emotional state when she learns that Hackworth is not in any danger?

10. In "The Hackworths Have a Family Reunion," at the end of the tense meeting between Hackworth and Gwendolyn, what important event occurs?

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