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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Vic’s best friend in childhood in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Sallie.
(d) Willa.

2. Where does Vic run to escape from Charlie Manx in the kitchen in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The pantry.
(c) The refrigerator.
(d) The basement.

3. What is the nickname that Vic McQueen is called by her father in the novel?
(a) The Princess.
(b) The Brat.
(c) The Wonderkid.
(d) Cricket.

4. What is cooking in the oven in Charlie Manx’s kitchen when Vic flees there in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
(a) A TV dinner.
(b) A chocolate cake.
(c) A roast chicken.
(d) A pot of chili.

5. The black-and-white photograph that Vic goes in search of in "The Librarian, 1991" shows a little boy and a woman. Who is the little boy?
(a) Lou Carmody.
(b) Christopher McQueen.
(c) Charlie Manx.
(d) Bing Partridge.

6. How many years old is the Shorter Way Bridge said to be in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
(a) 40.
(b) 100.
(c) 150.
(d) 70.

7. Of the white house that Vic finds on “The Other End of the Bridge,” the narrator says, “It was an awful place, and her first thought was that when the police searched it, they would find” what?
(a) “Bodies buried in the backyard.”
(b) “Dead animals hidden in the attic.”
(c) “Stuffed bodies in the living room.”
(d) “Guns hidden in every corner.”

8. What is the name of Rory McCombers’ driver that is found in the trunk of his car in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
(a) Tommy Priest.
(b) Nathan Demeter.
(c) Hank Tulowitzki.
(d) Roger Sillman.

9. What is the necklace made of that Maggie wears in "The Librarian, 1991"?
(a) Scrabble tiles.
(b) Safety pins.
(c) Beer-can tabs.
(d) Spoons.

10. How old is Steve Conlon’s daughter that goes missing in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
(a) 14.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

11. For how many years has Bing Partridge worked for his current employer, according to his letter in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 27 years.
(d) 5 years.

12. How is Vic McQueen’s bike described in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
(a) A Schwinn 10-speed.
(b) A Raleigh Tuff Burner.
(c) A Diamondback Outlook.
(d) A BMC Trailfox.

13. What kind of crew does Bing Partridge oversee at his job in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
(a) A grave-digging crew.
(b) A janitorial crew.
(c) A demolition crew.
(d) An investigative unit.

14. "The Librarian, 1991" opens with what setting described?
(a) Brandenburg, Kentucky.
(b) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(c) Gunbarrel, Colorado.
(d) Haverhill, Massachusetts.

15. The “Spicy Menace” issue that Bing Partridge is looking at in the beginning of "Spicy Menace, 1990" was issued in what year?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music plays from the Rolls-Royce that follows Bing Partridge in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

2. What is extraordinary about the little boy’s breath in the car in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

3. “Spicy Menace” is described as what literary genre in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

4. What does Vic cross the Shorter Way Bridge in search of in the beginning of "Sleigh House, 1996"?

5. From what narrative perspective is NOS4A2 related?

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