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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. Jason Taverner says that he has released how many albums in total?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

2. Into whom does Jason Taverner run on his way out of the police station?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Heather Hart.
(c) Alys.
(d) Ruth Rae.

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

4. Alys offers to show Jason Taverner which objects just before he tells her that he needs to lie down?
(a) Bondage cartoons.
(b) Etchings.
(c) Pornographic photography.
(d) India ink drawings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Alys tells Jason Taverner that the bomb had been placed on his body by whom?

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

3. What is NOT something Alys names among the precious objects in the Buckmans' home?

4. How much money does Herb want to bet Felix Buckman that they find nothing even when they locate Jason Taverner?

5. The phone grid links what element of the users' humanity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Felix Buckman shows Jason Taverner a photograph of which of his own family members?

2. What connection does Ruth Rae make between love and grief?

3. What does Alys say is the reason that she wants to help Jason Taverner?

4. What plan does Buckman ultimately adopt with regard to Jason?

5. In what way does the character of Felix Buckman demonstrate the dangers of authoritarian police states?

6. What clue alerts Jason Taverner to the fact that Alys had planned their meeting outside the police station?

7. For what reason does Felix Buckman say that he must hold Jason Taverner overnight even though he plans to release him?

8. What element of Felix Buckman's personality does Alys says she hates the most?

9. What do Alys's clothes symbolize within the narrative?

10. Explain how the phone grid within the narrative functions.

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