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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Felix Buckman agrees to release Jason Taverner from custody at what time of day as long as he undergoes administrative processing first?
(a) In the morning.
(b) At dawn.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) At night.

2. Felix Buckman shows Jason Taverner a 3-D picture of whom during the interrogation?
(a) His daughter Chloe.
(b) His wife and sister Alys.
(c) His turtle Angela.
(d) His son Barney.

3. What kind of stamp does Felix Buckman offer to Alys in return for her departure from his office?
(a) A one-dollar black Trans-Mississippi issue.
(b) A two-dollar red Trans-Alabama issue.
(c) A one-dollar purple Trans-California issue.
(d) A one-dollar yellow Trans-Nevada issue.

4. What is the first sign that the police have arrived to capture Jason from Ruth Rae's place?
(a) An explosion is heard.
(b) The doorbell rings.
(c) Sirens are heard.
(d) A police flipflap hovers overhead.

5. What emotion does Ruth Rae say is the most powerful one on earth?
(a) Joy.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Grief.
(d) Sympathy.

6. Alys tells Jason Taverner that the bomb planted on him could be detonated by what type of signal emanating from the police station?
(a) Analog.
(b) High-frequency.
(c) Digital.
(d) Radio.

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

8. Peg had tried and failed to attach what kind of surveillance device to Jason Taverner?
(a) A video recorder.
(b) A voice tap.
(c) A sound recorder.
(d) A seed bomb.

9. Alys tells Jason Taverner that she has maintained an incestuous relationship with Felix Buckman for what length of time?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 5 years.

10. When Alys goes upstairs, Jason Taverner goes out to her quibble to retrieve what items?
(a) Her book of postage stamps.
(b) Her sweater.
(c) His record albums.
(d) His vidphone.

11. Alys shocks Jason Taverner by knowing that his television program airs on which nights?
(a) Thursdays.
(b) Tuesdays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Fridays.

12. What objects are embedded in the walls surrounding the Buckmans' home?
(a) Cans of mace.
(b) Broken glass bottles.
(c) Knives.
(d) Razors.

13. Jason Taverner introduces himself to Alys first as a musician, but then as a what?
(a) A political prisoner.
(b) An unperson.
(c) An escaped student.
(d) An accountant.

14. The person into whom Jason Taverner runs outside of the police station introduces herself in what manner?
(a) Felix Buckman's wife.
(b) Felix Buckman's sister.
(c) A famous actress.
(d) A famous singer.

15. Ruth names what quality of pets that makes her not want to have them?
(a) They have sharp teeth.
(b) They have short lives.
(c) They require a lot of time.
(d) They have sharp claws.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jason Taverner escapes from the Buckman home by what method?

2. What kind of drug does Jason Taverner take willingly from Alys?

3. Alys offers to show Jason Taverner which objects just before he tells her that he needs to lie down?

4. Which composer is detested by one of the novel's main characters?

5. What is NOT a physical attribute of male sixes, according to Felix Buckman?

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