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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job is assigned to Loola after her job review?
(a) Mining cemetery worker.
(b) Midwife.
(c) Director of Food Production.
(d) Chorus Singer.

2. Which church member actually does the killing of the babies?
(a) The Arch-Vicar.
(b) The Satanic Science Practitioner.
(c) The Postulant.
(d) The Patriarch of Pasadena.

3. In the Arch Vicar's religion, how is procreation regulated?
(a) Women are artificially inseminated.
(b) Only the most athletically gifted are allowed to mate.
(c) There are no restrictions on procreation.
(d) Couples are only allowed to mate during a two-week interval.

4. Why is Loola afraid of entering into a romantic relationship with Dr. Poole?
(a) He is always joking and never takes anything seriously, which annoys her.
(b) It is against the law.
(c) They will probably have a deformed baby.
(d) He is a foreigner, and foreigners are evil and not to be trusted.

5. What advantage does the Arch Vicar see for an unmutated male to join his church?
(a) The church will kill all lust and temptation in the man.
(b) The church will continue to protect the man from mutation.
(c) The church will instill values of hard work and friendship.
(d) The church will greatly add to the probability that the man sires a healthy baby.

6. Who stands guard over Dr. Poole during the mating rituals to ensure he does not escape?
(a) Two Postulants.
(b) The Patriarch of Pasadena.
(c) Loola.
(d) The Arch Vicar.

7. What is the result of Dr. Poole and Loola's discussion in a car garage toward the end of the novel?
(a) They agree Dr. Poole must flee north, but Loola must stay.
(b) They agree to run away together.
(c) They agree they must stay, but they make plans to shepherd their child to the Hots community.
(d) They agree to stay in the primitive community, but try to change its laws and customs.

8. In what year was William Tallis born?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1490.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1776.

9. The Arch Vicar's church structure is named after which saint?
(a) St. Michael.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) St. Jerome.
(d) St. Azazel.

10. For about how long does Dr. Poole work on the assignment given to him by the primitive community?
(a) Four years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six weeks.

11. Why is Chief displeased with Dr. Poole and his opinion of food production?
(a) Chief is convinced Dr. Poole wishes to poison the community.
(b) Chief wishes the process to go significantly faster.
(c) Dr. Poole is providing no plans to provide for most of Chief's favorite foods.
(d) Chief feels Dr. Poole is being overly optimistic.

12. At the end of the novel, where are Dr. Poole and Loola headed?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Lancaster.
(d) Canada.

13. How many books has the Arch Vicar managed to save from destruction?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) 3000 - 4000.
(d) None.

14. How does the Arch Vicar aid Dr. Poole in seeing the mating rituals better?
(a) He orders all couples to be brought out into the moonlight.
(b) He gives him a walking tour.
(c) He gives him night-vision goggles.
(d) He orders the lights to be turned on.

15. Which church member whips the mothers after the babies are sacrificed?
(a) The Satanic Science Practitioner.
(b) The Patriarch of Pasadena.
(c) The Postulant.
(d) The Arch Vicar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has it taken for the primitive community to establish their pattern of mating rituals?

2. What does the Arch Vicar call the calamity of World War that destroyed most of the world?

3. Who orders all the mothers to the "place of shame"?

4. What do the Canterbury scientists ultimately decide to do about Dr. Poole?

5. What does the congregation chant as the babies are sacrificed?

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