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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Aethon the fish is inside a larger fish, how many sailors are on the ships that sink as his sea monster and another fight?
(a) 150.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

2. What is the date of the letter Zeno receives from Rex in 1970?
(a) December 21.
(b) September 4.
(c) October 9.
(d) November 17.

3. By the time Konstance has been in Vault One 325 days, how much of Zeno's translation has she copied?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/2.

4. What is on the mug that Seymour fills with water for Sharif?
(a) Cartoon cats.
(b) Cartoon dogs.
(c) Cartoon librarian.
(d) Children.

5. Of the approximately 1,000 Greek tragedies from the fifth century B.C., how many copies remain in 1971?
(a) 32.
(b) 11.
(c) 123.
(d) 81.

6. To what palace does the hoopoe suggest Aethon go when he seems discontent?
(a) Palace at the center.
(b) Palace to the north.
(c) Palace to the east.
(d) Palace to the west.

7. When Himerius is drafted into Constantinople's stop-gap naval defenses, how many other oarsmen work with him?
(a) 26.
(b) 32.
(c) 28.
(d) 30.

8. When Zeno is translating, how many lines can he translate on an average day?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

9. What does Mathilda say they do in the daytime at Bishop's camp?
(a) Weapon practice.
(b) Tend to animals.
(c) Bake bread.
(d) Tend, harvest, and pickle vegetables.

10. In 1972, how many letters does Zeno send Rex regarding translation?
(a) A dozen.
(b) 10.
(c) A half dozen.
(d) 15.

11. On page 313, how many embroideresses are left after the seige begins on Constantinople?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

12. Where does Rex die?
(a) At home in bed.
(b) Greece.
(c) School where he teaches.
(d) Egypt.

13. How many hours a day does Bishop say in a speech that adolescent mothers like Flora spend searching for and transporting water?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 7 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

14. By the time Seymour is 15, how many milligrams of buspirone does he take every morning?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

15. When does Konstance learn that the Greek prose tale Cloud Cuckoo Land was discovered in the Vatican Library?
(a) 2019.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2015.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what floor is Hillary and Rex's apartment?

2. What do the children drink that is intended for their performance the next evening?

3. How old is Moonlight when he dies?

4. What type of car does Janet drive?

5. When it is Konstance's 14th birthday, how many days has she been in the vault?

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