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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. What historic event happened the day Aidan's parents met?
(a) Elvis Presley died.
(b) Bill Clinton was sworn into office.
(c) Armstrong walked on the moon.
(d) Kennedy was shot.

2. How long does Aidan tell his mother it will be before he arrives at her house?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Fourteen hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) An hour.

3. Why does Paige return to help Carter start a fire at the paper mill where they've planned an Action?
(a) The rain makes it difficult to get the fire started.
(b) She loves to set fires.
(c) She wants to earn respect.
(d) It was part of her job.

4. How does Aidan describe the building where he's staying?
(a) A dilapidated house.
(b) A retrofitted barn.
(c) A comfortable cottage.
(d) An abandoned duplex.

5. What does Aidan ask in the message he sends to EmpiresFall about the photo of Paige?
(a) Why are you sending me this?
(b) Do I know you?
(c) I'm telling the police.
(d) How was the shopping?

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Aidan attend graduate school?

2. Why doesn't Keith drive all the way to the highway department building?

3. Where is Paige in the photo Aidan has of her on Fisher's Island?

4. Who is Simon?

5. What are the names of Aidan's handlers?

Short Essay Questions

1. List three things Brendan says about the time he'd spent on the island with Paige?

2. Describe what happens at the paper mill fire that makes Paige leap ahead in the organization?

3. Why does Aidan say he's writing his story?

4. What is Touche's reaction when Aidan says he's going to Waitsfield?

5. Describe the problems Aidan and his girlfriend, Cressida, are having?

6. What is the typical reaction when Paige is too quiet for a long period and what did her brother say about her ability to do this?

7. Briefly describe what Aidan reveals about his parents?

8. What does Aidan do for a living and why is he checking email during Cressida's party?

9. Why does Paige have a problem with the idea of bombing the nuclear power plant as opposed to bombing a single residential building?

10. What do Paige's parents say to Aidan when he's pretending to be Brendan?

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