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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. What does PaPaLaBas compare a head to, in his tradition?
(a) The universe.
(b) The mind of God.
(c) A temple.
(d) The earth.

2. Who does Hinkle Von Vampton think will be a good Talking Android?
(a) PaPaLaBas.
(b) Safecracker Gould.
(c) Berbelang.
(d) Woodrow Wilson Jefferson.

3. What happened when The Hunter approached Moses?
(a) He beat Moses badly.
(b) He offered Moses his daughter’s hand in marriage.
(c) The Atonist thugs killed him.
(d) He told Moses why his music was wrong.

4. How was Jethro’s music received when Moses played it in Egypt?
(a) The people danced.
(b) Reviews were mixed.
(c) He was celebrated.
(d) He was hissed.

5. What is the name of the literary device used repeatedly in Harlem Tom Toms?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Apostrophe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices the unusual black ship at the pier?

2. What inscription is embroidered on the flag that hangs from the ceiling of the stateroom on the black freighter?

3. Why does Abdul Hamid say he burned the Book of Thoth?

4. What language has Abdul Hamid translated the Book into?

5. What does Moses do at Mt. Horeb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strategy does Mellon propose for thwarting the Mu’tafikah?

2. How is Moses’ concert received?

3. What is PaPaLaBas’ explanation of Earline’s seduction of the trolley car driver?

4. Who is gathered at the Irvington-on-Hudson party?

5. What happens when the box with the Book is brought into the party?

6. How are Hank Rollings’ objections to Hinkle Von Vampton and Safecracker Gould’s arrest get resolved?

7. Why does Benoit Battraville say that the Americans are the ones to ask about the Jes Grew?

8. Describe the pendant that Hinkle Von Vampton wears around his neck.

9. What solution does Mr. Mellon propose for containing the Jes Grew?

10. What was the meaning of Abdul Hamid’s epigram?

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