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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) The Mark of Job.
(b) The Mark of Caleb.
(c) The Mark of Doom.
(d) The Mark of Cain.

2. According to Montrose on page 287, he is prepared to do what?
(a) Risk it all.
(b) Make a deal.
(c) Beg for help.
(d) Gamble his life.

3. To what bar does Caleb take Ruby on New Year’s Eve, as seen in Chapter 5?
(a) Widdershins.
(b) Hullaballoo.
(c) Gobbledygook.
(d) Kerfuffle.

4. Who is the legal owner of the Winthrop House, as revealed in Chapter 5?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Letitia.
(c) Caleb.
(d) Atticus.

5. To what town do Montrose and Atticus travel in Chapter 6?
(a) Elgin, Illinois.
(b) Peoria, Illinois.
(c) Joliet, Illinois.
(d) Aken, Illinois.

6. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) Hippolyta Disturbs the Cosmos.
(b) Hippolyta Disturbs the Supernova.
(c) Hippolyta Disturbs the Galaxy.
(d) Hippolyta Disturbs the Universe.

7. What is inside the package Caleb gives to Lancaster during the meeting in Chapter 8?
(a) An encyclopedia of astrology.
(b) An encyclopedia of Buddhism.
(c) An encyclopedia of alchemy.
(d) An encyclopedia of Kabbalah.

8. According to Henry in Chapter 6, why did his father seek immortality?
(a) So he had more time to accumulate knowledge.
(b) So he had more time to accumulate power.
(c) So he had more time to accumulate love.
(d) So he had more time to accumulate wealth.

9. What does Caleb give Ruby on New Year’s Eve, as seen in Chapter 5?
(a) A small vial of green liquid.
(b) A small vial of yellow liquid.
(c) A small vial of blue liquid.
(d) A small vial of red liquid.

10. What celestial body did a young Hippolyta attempt to name, as revealed in Chapter 4?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Triton.
(c) Pluto.
(d) Haley's Comet.

11. How does the house appear at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) As an old church.
(b) As a boarded-up ruin.
(c) As a newly constructed home.
(d) As an empty field.

12. What is the subject of the letter Henry’s mother wrote to him, as explained in Chapter 6?
(a) How to escape his father.
(b) How to travel to another planet.
(c) How much she loves him.
(d) How to speak to alien creatures.

13. According to Montrose in Chapter 6, why do his father and brother leave home during the riot?
(a) To rescue a relative.
(b) To grab their savings.
(c) To get Adah’s book.
(d) To get a weapon.

14. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) Horace and the Demon Doll.
(b) Horace and the Monster Doll.
(c) Horace and the Devil Doll.
(d) Horace and the Haunted Doll.

15. What is the name of the book Hippolyta found inside the Winthrop House?
(a) A Study of Celestial Observatories of North America.
(b) A Review of Heavenly Observatories of North America.
(c) A Collection of Planetary Observatories of North America.
(d) A Survey of Astronomical Observatories of North America.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Montrose in Chapter 6, who was falsely accused of attacking a white woman when Montrose was a child?

2. According to Montrose in Chapter 6, where does his father strike him in order to prevent him from leaving home during the riot?

3. When does the novel’s epilogue take place?

4. What is at the tip of the magic wand Letitia wields in Chapter 8?

5. According to Ruby on page 260, Caleb’s protective tattoo is in what shape?

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