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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jamie train for the navy?
(a) Great Lakes.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Dam Nek.
(d) San Diego.

2. A professor of what subject buys Wallace’s house?
(a) Art.
(b) English.
(c) History.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What instrument does Redwood play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Drums.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Piano.

4. From which airport does Hadley fly for Las Vegas?
(a) Burbank.
(b) Palmdale.
(c) LAX.
(d) Van Nuys.

5. Eddie is shot down on which of his combat missions?
(a) Thirteenth.
(b) Twenty-fifth.
(c) Twenty-first.
(d) Seventeenth.

6. To which composer’s work do Caleb and Jamie listen after the former enlists?
(a) Elgar.
(b) Schumann.
(c) Debussy.
(d) Chopin.

7. By which company is Marian outfitted for her trip to Britain with Barclay?
(a) Neiman Marcus.
(b) Henri Bendel.
(c) Macy’s.
(d) Bloomingdale’s.

8. To which artists’ collective does Jamie belong in Vancouver?
(a) Vancouver Art and Leisure.
(b) Studio 580.
(c) Boar Bristle Club.
(d) The Toast.

9. What skin does Caleb have on the floor of his cabin outside Missoula?
(a) Bear.
(b) Bull.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Boar.

10. In which of the following does Sarah live when Jamie first meets her?
(a) Montbéliarde Manor.
(b) Hereford House.
(c) Parthenaise Place.
(d) Chillingham Château.

11. The novel glosses the world “polynya” as which of the following?
(a) Gap in the clouds where the sun shines.
(b) Gap in the ice where whales breathe.
(c) Gap in the ice where people die.
(d) Gap in the water where ice floats.

12. What is the name of Sarah’s husband?
(a) Huey.
(b) Eddie.
(c) James.
(d) Lewis.

13. For a library in what town does Jamie accept a commission?
(a) Blaine.
(b) Bellingham.
(c) Acme.
(d) Ferndale.

14. On which company’s cruise liner do Marian and Barclay sail for England?
(a) Cunard.
(b) L&O.
(c) Aida.
(d) Carnival.

15. In what year does Cochrane break the sound barrier?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1936.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which of the following does Jamie look for work?

2. Who succeeds Cochrane in Britain?

3. Which ship delivers the Graves family to safety?

4. At what age does Cochrane become pregnant?

5. How many cross-country flights is Marian expected to complete before her training concludes?

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