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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What items does Bing recall his father giving to him for Christmas from his Korean War days in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
(a) A bicycle and a baseball mitt.
(b) A jacket and a ring.
(c) A gas mask and helmet.
(d) A watch and a blanket.

4. What kind of stuffed animal does Vic travel across the Shorter Way Bridge to find for her best friend in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
(a) A bear.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A penguin.

5. “Spicy Menace” is described as what literary genre in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?
(a) A science fiction novel.
(b) A romance novel.
(c) A pulp magazine.
(d) A newspaper article.

6. Where is Rory McCombers abducted from in "Disappearances, 1991-1996"?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Here, Iowa.
(c) Baltimore, Maryland.
(d) Gunbarrel, Colorado.

7. Where does Vic tell her parents she found her mother’s lost item after she returns home from the Shorter Way Bridge in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
(a) In her school locker.
(b) Under her bed.
(c) Between the car seats.
(d) On the beach.

8. What object did Bing Partridge use to kill his father?
(a) A shovel.
(b) A nail gun.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A pistol.

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

10. What is extraordinary about the little boy’s breath in the car in "Sleigh House, 1996"?
(a) It is smoking.
(b) It is deafening.
(c) It is musical.
(d) It is raspy and loud.

11. What does the store owner hit Charlie Manx with in the face as he tries to break up the scuffle in the end of "Sleigh House, 1996"?
(a) A shovel.
(b) The barrel of a shotgun.
(c) A rolling pin.
(d) A fire extinguisher.

12. 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) Bing Partridge.
(b) Charlie Manx.
(c) Christopher McQueen.
(d) Lou Carmody.

13. What is the first setting described in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?
(a) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(b) Gunbarrel, Colorado.
(c) Brandenburg, Kentucky.
(d) Haverhill, Massachusetts.

14. 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) 1978.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1965.

15. From what narrative perspective is NOS4A2 related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bicycle does Vic McQueen love and own in "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

2. Where does Vic run to escape from Charlie Manx in the kitchen in "Sleigh House, 1996"?

3. What has Vic McQueen’s mother lost in the beginning of "Shorter Way, 1986-1989"?

4. What are the letters on the Scrabble tile earrings that Maggie wears in "The Librarian, 1991"?

5. How frequently does Charlie Manx tell Bing Partridge that he takes someone to Christmasland in "Spicy Menace, 1990"?

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