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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part did Jim have in his family's mentalist act?
(a) His father would make him float using mentalist powers.
(b) He hypnotized members of the audience using their personal belongings.
(c) He collected money from the audience.
(d) He acted as a psychic.

2. What does Jim believe will happen if he discovers he has a mental condition?
(a) Holly will leave him.
(b) The Friend will fly back to outer space.
(c) He will explode.
(d) The Enemy will kill everyone.

3. Why is Jim better than Superman?
(a) He can see the future.
(b) He is not sensitive to Kryptonite.
(c) He knows Taw Kwon Do.
(d) He can drive a car to its limits.

4. Why does The Enemy only come in Jim's sleep?
(a) It is afraid of daylight.
(b) To prevent him from getting enough sleep.
(c) Jim can repress it while he is awake.
(d) It is more powerful in the dark.

5. How does the Ford perform with Jim at the wheel?
(a) The same as any standard Ford.
(b) Like a Porsche.
(c) A tad slower than a Lamborghini.
(d) Faster than a Ferrari.

6. What finally convinces Jim that The Friend is not wholly good?
(a) It arrives unannounced.
(b) Holly's logic.
(c) It's familiar human voice.
(d) A reference to Larry Kakonis.

7. What is the Ironheart Farm's greatest selling point?
(a) The lush landscaping.
(b) The artesian well.
(c) It is close to transport connections.
(d) The old windmill.

8. What pure emotion does Holly feel when The Enemy comes at Tivoli Garden?
(a) Raw terror.
(b) Uncontrollable excitement.
(c) Total surprise.
(d) Deep dread.

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

10. Who is the familiar voice of The Friend?
(a) Robert Vaughn.
(b) Fred Flintstone.
(c) Sean Connery.
(d) Ryan Seacrest.

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

12. How does The Friend manage to unsettle Jim?
(a) By telling them not to dream.
(b) It speaks to them.
(c) It appears to them in human form.
(d) By warning them not to leave.

13. Why does Holly decide not to run away?
(a) The car does not start.
(b) She does not want to abandon Jim.
(c) She realizes she has nothing to live for anyway.
(d) She thinks she should kill Jim before he gets her.

14. What did Jim's mother want to be?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A hostess.
(c) An accountant.
(d) An actress.

15. Who wins the game?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Stewart.
(c) Henry Ironheart.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does The Friend act like a little child?

2. What causes Holly to leave the farmhouse?

3. Why is Jim so tired?

4. What is the first question they ask the presence?

5. What does Jim think madness is?

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