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

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

3. Felix Buckman attempts to get a leg up on Jason Taverner by claiming to be a what?
(a) A union organizer.
(b) A spy.
(c) A seven.
(d) A six.

4. Felix Buckman believes that on the whole, people "mostly function in" (107) what type of fashion?
(a) Ordered.
(b) Instinctual.
(c) Logical.
(d) Chaotic.

5. How long does it take Alys to remove the bomb from Jason Taverner's body?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 2 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After spending the night at the pol station, Jason Taverner is scheduled to be set free at what time the following morning?

2. What kind of stamp does Felix Buckman offer to Alys in return for her departure from his office?

3. Felix Buckman wonders if his love for which two elements are what make him a superb pol?

4. Ruth names what quality of pets that makes her not want to have them?

5. Peg had tried and failed to attach what kind of surveillance device to Jason Taverner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felix Buckman conclude about why he feels such antipathy toward Alys?

2. What surveillance method had failed to attach properly to Jason Taverner, according to Alys?

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

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

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

6. Discuss a moment when Buckman's callousness is demonstrated.

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

8. To what metaphorical object does Felix Buckman liken his newfound tool for dealing with sixes?

9. What examples does Alys provide when she describes Felix Buckman's altruistic moments?

10. During Jason Taverner's first interaction with Alys, what knowledge does he lack about Alys that the reader does not lack?

(see the answer keys)

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