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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The next day, while Mrs. Richards and Kidd talk, what happens?
(a) Mrs. Richards has another episode.
(b) Bobby Richards falls down the elevator shaft.
(c) June screams and punches Kidd.
(d) Mrs. Richards accuses Kidd of stealing things from their apartment.

2. Why do riots begin in Bellona?
(a) The food supply gets low.
(b) One black and one white person are killed.
(c) A woman is raped.
(d) Because no one is taking care of the city.

3. Why is this Lanya's reaction?
(a) Money has no value in Bellona.
(b) She hates working.
(c) She is sad there won't be more interaction with Kidd.
(d) Money is of no value to her.

4. What is the name of the Bellona newspaper?
(a) The Bellona Weekly.
(b) The Bellona Times.
(c) Bellona Weekly News.
(d) The Weekly Dish.

5. Why does the woman in the cage consider Kidd to be so worldly?
(a) He seems like he is very wise.
(b) Because he has been to many places.
(c) Kidd seems advanced for his years.
(d) She has been trapped in a cave.

6. Besides Bellona, what other city also has a lot of problems?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Naples.
(c) Tameson.
(d) Louisiana.

7. If Kidd ever gets to write a book, what would he like to call his book?
(a) Brass Orchids.
(b) Magic Orchids.
(c) Manic Orchids.
(d) Black Orchids.

8. What kind of people are the people of Bellona?
(a) Helpful and kind.
(b) People incapable of action.
(c) Do-it-yourself people.
(d) People who just let life drift by without actually living.

9. At the beginning of Chapter IV, where does Tak find Kidd?
(a) Making breakfast in the apartment complex.
(b) Outside a house, laying on the ground.
(c) Staggering outside the bar.
(d) Running away from the scorpions.

10. Why does Tak Loufer give the main character the name Kidd?
(a) Kidd tells Tak to call him that.
(b) He looks like a goat.
(c) Because Kidd cannot remember his name.
(d) He looks like a child.

11. What is Calkins house like?
(a) Another apartment complex.
(b) A large house/compound.
(c) A shack.
(d) Very close to the bar.

12. Why does Kidd go back to the park commune?
(a) Everyone else is mean.
(b) He is attracted to Milly.
(c) He wants more food.
(d) So he can be a part of a community.

13. How much is Kidd supposed to be paid for cleaning the apartment?
(a) $5/hour.
(b) $8/hour.
(c) $10/hour.
(d) $7/hour.

14. What do the women whom Kidd meets in Chapter 1 give him?
(a) A gun.
(b) A prism with stakes.
(c) A bladed orchid.
(d) Some clothes.

15. Why do the scorpions allow Kidd to tag along?
(a) Kidd promises not to tell on them.
(b) They want to get Kidd to steal things.
(c) Because Pepper has told him where they would be.
(d) They like Kidd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kidd take from the downstairs apartment?

2. Who is the only person in Bellona who seems to read outside news?

3. Has Kidd actually ever seriously thought about publishing his poems?

4. Why does it seem that people come to Bellona?

5. Who does June Richards turn out to be?

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