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

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

3. Ruth Rae describes death as "the great" (119) what?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Afterlife.
(c) Dream.
(d) Beyond.

4. Felix Buckman says that what type of love is different from every other?
(a) The love between a captor and a prisoner.
(b) The love for a child.
(c) The love of a food.
(d) The love of a pet.

5. How old is Barney Buckman, according to Alys?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alys has gold teeth decorated with what kinds of symbols?

2. According to Alys, Barney Buckman lives in what state?

3. Felix Buckman concludes that his current fear of Alys stems from which of her personality traits?

4. Jason Taverner is told that which police bureau has requested his detainment?

5. The Buckmans' home contains how many stories?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What tool does Felix Buckman regularly use in his dealings with sixes?

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

6. With what object does Felix Buckman bribe Alys in Chapter 10?

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

8. Into whom does Jason run on his way out of the police station?

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

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

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