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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far does Allie fall before something grabs her?
(a) Onto the hood of the car.
(b) Into the bedrock of the Earth.
(c) Into the topsoil beneath the grass.
(d) Into the air outside the car windshield.

2. How does the McGill feel when he sees Allie taking his cookies?
(a) Sad.
(b) Confused.
(c) Angry.
(d) Amused.

3. What number does the McGill write on Allie's blouse?
(a) 0001.
(b) 966.
(c) 555.
(d) 101.

4. What does Mikey try to imagine so that he and Allie are pulled upwards?
(a) Gravity is reversed.
(b) They are filled with hydrogen.
(c) The ground is pushing them up.
(d) They are made of steam.

5. How many holds are there in the McGill's ship?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

6. How does Allie get to the McGill's ship?
(a) With a makeshift bridge.
(b) In a canoe.
(c) On a ferry.
(d) On a glider.

7. How does Mary try to beat Nick to the Twin Towers?
(a) She knocks Nick out and takes the train.
(b) She takes the zeppelin.
(c) She takes Speedo's jaguar.
(d) She ties Nick up and takes the train.

8. Where do Mikey and Allie emerge?
(a) In a network of caverns.
(b) In a house in a New Jersey suburb.
(c) In a small stream.
(d) In a New Jersey wood.

9. What is the old man in the engine room doing?
(a) Reading a paper.
(b) Repairing a pipe.
(c) Watching TV.
(d) Drinking coffee.

10. What effect does being trapped in the barrel have on Nick?
(a) It makes him reckless and savage.
(b) It makes him spiritually enlightened.
(c) It makes him whiny and miserable.
(d) It makes him strong and fearless.

11. How does the McGill say he came back from the center of the Earth?
(a) He thought lighter and lighter thoughts.
(b) He clawed his way out.
(c) He found a path to a volcano.
(d) He climbed on the Afterlights who were falling downward.

12. How does Nick know he's not ready to go on to the light?
(a) The coins hurt his hand when he tries to grasp them.
(b) He has a gut feeling about it.
(c) He knows he hasn't been in Everlost for enough time.
(d) The coins feel cold to him.

13. What is the Marauders' den called?
(a) Shiloh's Stable.
(b) Schmidt's Beer Bar.
(c) The Pier Pen.
(d) The Hell Hole.

14. What does the first boy that Allie finds hanging upside-down have on his pajamas?
(a) A dinosaur.
(b) A shark.
(c) A robot.
(d) A superhero.

15. Who tells Allie where to find Nick and Lief?
(a) A boy in a diving outfit.
(b) A boy in a basketball uniform.
(c) A boy in a Sunday suit.
(d) A boy in a Boy Scout uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away from his goal does Nick find himself, after the kids are done manipulating their ropes?

2. What does the McGill do with the objects he acquires?

3. How do Mary and Nick travel to Lakehurst?

4. Nick compares the living world to _____________.

5. Does Mary look for Vari, after she realizes he's missing?

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