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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What service does Bellona lack?
(a) Places to eat.
(b) Doctors and nurses.
(c) Plumbers and electricians.
(d) Stores.

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

4. Interestingly, who do many people think of as the only law enforcement in town?
(a) Tak.
(b) The black gangs.
(c) There is none.
(d) The scorpions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Did the Richards ever have any intention of paying Kidd?

2. How much is Kidd supposed to be paid for cleaning the apartment?

3. What secret does June beg Kidd to keep?

4. Who is Ernest Newboy?

5. Who does Kidd find in an apartment on the floor below the Richards' current apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lanya believe in?

2. How do the scorpions tempt Kidd?

3. Who does Kidd meet in the first chapter of the book?

4. Why does Kidd feel used and angry at his new work situation?

5. What is odd about the people who stay in Bellona after the event?

6. Why does Kidd agree to stay at the Richards' place until Mr. Richards gets home?

7. What does Kidd discover when he goes exploring throughout the Richards' apartment?

8. The next day, why does Kidd take a job from Madame Brown?

9. Why does Kidd expect to be given answers concerning his identity from the woman in the cave?

10. Why did Lanya destroy all of her paintings?

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