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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attacks Jim in his nightmare before he saves Billy Jenkins?
(a) The Enemy.
(b) A flock of blackbirds.
(c) The Friend.
(d) A pack of wolves.

2. What flags does the library of New Svenborg have?
(a) The US and Mexican flags.
(b) The US and Confederate flags.
(c) The US and Canadian flags.
(d) The US and Danish flags.

3. What realization drives Holly to flee the farm?
(a) Aliens are going to invade the farm.
(b) She wants to be a journalist again.
(c) Jim is the The Enemy.
(d) Jim does not love her.

4. Why is there no warning sound when The Enemy appears in Tivoli Garden?
(a) The Enemy does not want to scare strangers.
(b) There is no time for Jim to use dramatic effect.
(c) The loud birds in the sky drown out the sound.
(d) The Enemy has decided to use the element of surprise.

5. How high is the Ironheart windmill?
(a) Two stories.
(b) Four stories.
(c) Twenty stories.
(d) Forty stories.

6. Why does Holly risk waking Jim up?
(a) To help him cure himself.
(b) To stop The Enemy from coming.
(c) She does not know how to drive.
(d) She wants some company.

7. What does Holly use to convince Jim of her hypothesis?
(a) A strong slap to the face.
(b) The answer tablet.
(c) A gun.
(d) An abundance of kisses.

8. Why does Corbett suggest Jim's real name is Ironhead?
(a) The family became rich through mining iron.
(b) The family was known for being hard headed.
(c) They family was known to be hot headed like an iron.
(d) Jim has a plate of iron inserted in his skull.

9. What genre of books did Jim like as a boy?
(a) Action and adventure.
(b) Romance.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Sports fiction.

10. What is Henry playing when Holly finds him?
(a) Hide and seek.
(b) Poker.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Celebrity heads.

11. Why does Holly throw the answer tablet away?
(a) She believes it will invite The Enemy.
(b) To show The Enemy who is boss.
(c) To scare Jim into submission.
(d) To prevent it from influencing Jim.

12. Whose poetry comes to Holly when she reenters the windmill?
(a) Whitman.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Louise Tarvohl.

13. What does Mrs. Gwynn give Holly?
(a) A map of the town.
(b) An offer of employment.
(c) A fine for an overdue book.
(d) A library card.

14. Why is Holly sure that the boy in her dreams is Jim?
(a) The colour of their hair.
(b) They have the same birthmark on the cheek.
(c) Their voices are the same.
(d) He has the same eyes.

15. How does Holly deal with the words on the windshield?
(a) Turning on the wipers.
(b) Closing her eyes.
(c) She breaks the windshield.
(d) She tries to rub them off with her sleeve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What show does Holly compare their experience with The Friend to?

2. What feeling does Svenborg give Holly?

3. How does Holly stop The Enemy from swallowing them up in Tivoli Garden?

4. What kind of act did Jim's parents have?

5. What birds fly over the cemetery?

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