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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story is the father reading to his child in 'Locks'?
(a) Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
(b) Sleeping Beauty.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Rapunzel.

2. Where does Harlequin find himself at the end of the story?
(a) Working in the cafe.
(b) On a beach.
(c) On a cold lonely moor.
(d) At home in bed.

3. What disguise does Harlequin take in order to speak to Missy?
(a) A newspaper seller.
(b) A man walking his dog.
(c) An old woman.
(d) A beggar.

4. Why is diagnosing Disease Maker's Croup difficult?
(a) The patient becomes violent and does not like being diagnosed.
(b) It tends to affect those who are least questioned and most trusted.
(c) It will immediately infect anyone who comes within ten feet of the patient.
(d) The symptoms can be very different from person to person.

5. What does the man give to the woman, who gives it to the Serpent?
(a) A promise.
(b) A secret.
(c) A key.
(d) A fruit.

6. In her dream, what does Susan notice about the White Witch?
(a) Her beautiful dress.
(b) Her shiny black hair and red lips.
(c) Her wicked smile.
(d) The hatred and fear in her eyes.

7. What does the third stage of the disease affect?
(a) Speech and thought.
(b) Physicality.
(c) The lungs.
(d) Strength.

8. What are the man and woman called?
(a) Earth and Breath.
(b) Angel and Serpent.
(c) Adam and Eve.
(d) Man and Woman.

9. In 'Harlequin Valentine' what does Harlequin pin on Missy's front door?
(a) A card.
(b) His heart.
(c) A charcoal drawing of Missy.
(d) A red and black striped ribbon.

10. What is the professor's book about?
(a) Philosophy of religion and the existence of God.
(b) Meaning in children's fiction.
(c) Why gossip is a sin.
(d) What happened to her in Narnia.

11. What does Missy do next?
(a) She throws soda on Harlequin so that she can see where he is.
(b) She burns Harlequin's gift.
(c) She shares her food with Harlequin.
(d) She eats Harlequin's heart.

12. What decision does the narrator make?
(a) He wants to join the machines.
(b) He wants to join the rebels.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He wants to be plugged back into the Matrix.

13. What does the serpent do with it?
(a) Unlocks the gate.
(b) Gives it to God.
(c) Places it in a box.
(d) Hangs it on a tree.

14. After sleeping with Becky, what does the narrator see during the night, which may or may not be a dream?
(a) Becky ripping the plasticine model out of his chest and squashing it.
(b) The plasticine model he created retreating back into his chest with some of Becky's hair.
(c) The plasticine model he created hovering over him, pointing at Becky and shaking its head.
(d) The plasticine model he created killing Becky.

15. What does Miss Corvier give Eddie Barrow as a present?
(a) Steak.
(b) A cat.
(c) A rose.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Now that Missy can see Harlequin, what does she tell him to do?

2. What does Eddie do?

3. When Eddie checks to see what is making a horrible howling noise, what does he find?

4. In 'The Day the Saucers Came' what happens after the saucers come?

5. Why has Greta come to see the professor?

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