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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaac realize he left at the murder scene in Book One?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His jacket.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His watch.

2. What is Daryl Foster spraypainting on a wall when Isaac encounters him in Book Two?
(a) A Nietzsche quote.
(b) A Thoreau quote.
(c) A swastika.
(d) His initials.

3. From whose house is Poe walking home in the beginning of Book Two?
(a) From Lee's house.
(b) From Simon's house.
(c) From Murray's house.
(d) From Otto's house.

4. What sport did Poe excell at in high school?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Hockey.

5. Who is Harris's friend on the city council that is under investigation?
(a) Steve Ho.
(b) John Murray.
(c) Otto Smith.
(d) Don Cunko.

6. What does Grace dream of doing in Book One?
(a) Going away or to school.
(b) Getting a job at the factory.
(c) Getting married to Murray.
(d) Getting married to Virgil.

7. Where is Poe taken by van to a prison after he's been booked in Book Two?
(a) Fayette.
(b) Groversville.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Clark.

8. What did Harris do when he caught Virgil stealing previously?
(a) He put him in jail for 30 days.
(b) He had him charged with additional crimes.
(c) He beat him up.
(d) He let him go.

9. How does Isaac escape when he and Poe are initially confronted by the vagrants in the car factory?
(a) He claims he has a car outside.
(b) He claims he has epilepsy.
(c) He claims he has to urinate.
(d) He claims he has a phone call.

10. What word from Book Two refers to a thing that is necessary for the achievement to an ends?
(a) Inherent.
(b) Convolution.
(c) Obstacle.
(d) Requisite.

11. How does Isaac make his way out of town when he first disappears in Book Two?
(a) By car.
(b) By taxi.
(c) By bus.
(d) On foot.

12. What is Isaac's ultimate destination as he flees his hometown in Book One?
(a) California.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Florida.
(d) Mexico.

13. Where does Lee now live with her husband in Book One?
(a) California.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) New Mexico.

14. Where did Harris encounter Virgil in the act of stealing?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A construction site.
(c) A Wal-Mart.
(d) A shoe store.

15. What word from Book One refers to the path followed by a flying object moving under the action of given forces?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Trajectory.
(c) Moratorium.
(d) Appenditure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Poe tell Lee is responsible for the murder in Book Two?

2. How is Poe's physique described in Book One?

3. What is Poe's intention in going to the woods in the beginning of Book Two?

4. How old is Isaac English in the beginning of the novel?

5. What is the white supremacist group that Isaac surmises Daryl is a member of in Book Two?

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