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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Heather Hart had been arrested one year prior to the novel's opening for what transgression?
(a) Theft.
(b) Disorderly conduct.
(c) Possession of drugs.
(d) Sale of drugs.

2. With what kind of gun does Jason Taverner have experience?
(a) A Barber's Cape.
(b) A Barber's Hoop.
(c) A Barber's Brain.
(d) A Barber's Pole.

3. After Jason Taverner calls Heather Hart, what happens?
(a) He is stopped at a police checkpoint.
(b) He is shot at by a sniper.
(c) He is accosted by Alys.
(d) He is taken into custody by Felix Buckman.

4. When Jason Taverner wakes up without any identification, he is no longer in the hospital. Where is he?
(a) At the television studio.
(b) In a shabby motel room.
(c) In the San Francisco police station.
(d) In Ruth Rae's apartment.

5. What method of transport does Alys use to get in and out of Felix Buckman's office unseen by others?
(a) The ascent tube.
(b) The descent tube.
(c) The elevator.
(d) The stairs.

6. Willard Teagarden was the leader of what group when it tried to enact a federal coup?
(a) The pol nats.
(b) The sevens.
(c) The Director's Guild.
(d) The sixes.

7. When Inspector McNulty takes Jason Taverner into custody, what is NOT something he mentions doing to Jason Taverner?
(a) Getting his EEG wave pattern.
(b) Getting a blood sample.
(c) Getting his footprint.
(d) Getting his voiceprint.

8. In what vice does Jason Taverner engage, while Heather Hart does not?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Using cocaine.
(c) Tapping into the phone-grid transex network
(d) Smoking.

9. Inspector McNulty calls Jason Taverner by what incorrect last name?
(a) Tavern.
(b) Tanvers.
(c) Maverick.
(d) Taverstein.

10. Jason Taverner decides that he needs to avail himself of what type of woman?
(a) A woman with a soft spot for underdogs.
(b) An older woman with money.
(c) A woman with an apartment.
(d) A woman with a family.

11. Mr. McNulty is the man who takes what action in relation to Kathy's work for the pols?
(a) He sets her quota.
(b) He pays her.
(c) He gives her assignments.
(d) He sends her referrals.

12. Jason Taverner asks Ruth Rae about which former lover of his own?
(a) Marilyn Mason.
(b) Maddie Moon.
(c) Monica Buff.
(d) Barbara Ball.

13. After Jason Taverner successfully gets through the police checkpoint, Kathy grabs him from the shadows under what object?
(a) A building.
(b) A quibble.
(c) A large oak tree.
(d) A streetlamp.

14. Who is the first person Jason Taverner calls after waking up in a location other than the hospital?
(a) Heather Hart.
(b) Bill Wolfer.
(c) Mory Mann.
(d) Al Bliss.

15. Jason Taverner knows that Heather is "appalled" (8) by what idea?
(a) Being alone.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Monogamy.
(d) Motherhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jason Taverner's protégée tells him that if he does not come see her, she will commit suicide and will take what other action first?

2. To what location does Kathy take Jason Taverner when he agrees to spend the night with her?

3. What does Kathy tell Jason just after they leave the restaurant together?

4. How many people are in line ahead of Jason Taverner at the random pol checkpoint?

5. Felix Buckman knows Kathy as a "girl who only turn in individuals whom she" (86) what?

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