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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 through 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following does Gwendy find the box a second time?
(a) A saxophone case.
(b) A gym locker.
(c) A canvas bag.
(d) A file cabinet.

2. With which of the following does Chapter 6 begin?
(a) “Time in training has been slow.”
(b) “This is the third time the button box has come into Gwendy Peterson’s life.”
(c) “But not as big as this one, Gwendy thinks as the roar of the engines increases to a bellow.”
(d) “After Pete Riley’s visit, Gwendy began to read up on Paul Magowan, the Republican junior senator from Maine.”

3. Which of the following does Gwendy author?
(a) Wasteland Boulevard.
(b) Void Highway.
(c) Desolation Street.
(d) Emptiness Avenue.

4. What name do the ground and control crews collectively give themselves?
(a) Tet Rocket Jockeys.
(b) Eager Eagle Brigade.
(c) Space Nerds.
(d) Mission Control.

5. On what day did Gwendy announce her Senate candidacy?
(a) 26 August.
(b) 27 August.
(c) 28 August.
(d) 29 August.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter 9 begin?

2. How old is Gwendy at the beginning of the novel?

3. In what year does the novel begin?

4. From which creek do onlookers watch Gwendy's launch?

5. Which of the following is the name of Adesh's tarantula?

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