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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the highest degree Felix Buckman earned at a university?
(a) A Bachelor's degree.
(b) A doctorate.
(c) An Associate of Arts degree.
(d) A Master's degree.

2. Felix Buckman surprises Jason Taverner by guessing that he is a what?
(a) A spy.
(b) A seven.
(c) A pacifist.
(d) A six.

3. What kind of bomb does Alys tell Jason Taverner has been planted on his person?
(a) An H-bomb.
(b) A heat-seeking bomb.
(c) An antimatter bomb.
(d) A pipe bomb.

4. Jason Taverner is told that which police bureau has requested his detainment?
(a) The Sacramento Police Bureau.
(b) The San Francisco Police Bureau.
(c) The Las Vegas Police Bureau.
(d) The Los Angeles Police Bureau.

5. The phone grid links what element of the users' humanity?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Intellect.
(d) Sexuality.

6. In Chapter 13, the police find Jason Taverner in what location?
(a) On the roof of Ruth Rae's apartment building wing.
(b) In the hallway outside Ruth Rae's apartment.
(c) In Ruth Rae's apartment.
(d) In Ruth Rae's quibble.

7. When Jason Taverner meets Alys, he assumes she is a what?
(a) An informant.
(b) A seven.
(c) A six.
(d) A drug addict.

8. Alys has gold teeth decorated with what kinds of symbols?
(a) Maori tattoos.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Hieroglyphs.
(d) Zodiac.

9. How many people at one time are generally using the phone grid at once?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Millions.
(d) Scores.

10. What university had Felix Buckman attended?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Harvard.
(d) USC.

11. Jason Taverner escapes from the Buckman home by what method?
(a) He asks a woman for a ride in her flipflap.
(b) He gets Alys to give him a ride.
(c) He runs off down the street and toward Kathy's apartment.
(d) He asks a woman for a ride in her quibble.

12. How had Felix Buckman felt about Alys when they were children?
(a) He felt protective of her.
(b) He was afraid of her.
(c) He did not understand her.
(d) He wanted to please her.

13. The title of the novel is taken from a song by what composer?
(a) Dowland.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Ravel.
(d) Brahms.

14. How much money does Felix Buckman want to bet Herb that when they locate Jason Taverner, it will result in a breakthrough for the police force?
(a) 500 paper dollars.
(b) 100 paper dollars.
(c) 200 gold quinques.
(d) 1,000 paper dollars.

15. Alys agrees to remove the surveillance devices from Jason Taverner for what reason?
(a) She hates her husband.
(b) She hates her brother.
(c) She believes in personal freedom.
(d) She hates the police state.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Alys goes upstairs, Jason Taverner goes out to her quibble to retrieve what items?

2. Inspector McNulty narrows down Jason Taverner's location to an apartment building wing with how many units?

3. Felix Buckman attempts to get a leg up on Jason Taverner by claiming to be a what?

4. Ruth Rae describes death as "the great" (119) what?

5. Alys tells Jason Taverner that she has maintained an incestuous relationship with Felix Buckman for what length of time?

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