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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the street address listed on Bing Partridge’s mail in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) 12 Willow Drive.
(b) 616 West Ave.
(c) 232 Garfield Lane.
(d) 25 Bloch Lane.

2. The narrator states in “Come All Ye Faithful, October,” that “Charlie Manx said blood didn’t come out of” what?
(a) “Leather.”
(b) “Silk.”
(c) “Cotton.”
(d) “Children.”

3. What is the name of Vic’s mother that she goes to spend time with in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) Linda McQueen.
(b) Katherine McQueen.
(c) Deborah McQueen.
(d) Sarah McQueen.

4. The article that Bing reads in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012" describes Charlie Manx’s condition as a rare form of adult progeria known as what?
(a) Werner syndrome.
(b) Ventricular carcinoma.
(c) Hodgkin’s disease.
(d) Stage II Epilepsy.

5. What does Bing cut up to use as a bandage around Mr. Manx’s head in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) His socks.
(b) His undershirt.
(c) Wayne’s jacket.
(d) His pants.

6. What is Vic McQueen’s father’s occupation in NOS4A2?
(a) He is a butcher.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a policeman.
(d) He is a demolitionist.

7. What is printed on the baseball cap that Bing wears when he exits his house to leave for Christmasland in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) FDNY.
(b) Braves.
(c) NYPD.
(d) Yankees.

8. What message is on the sign for the New American Faith Tabernacle Church when Vic sees it after crossing the Shorter Way Bridge in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) “Go back the way you came.”
(b) “God burned alive. Only devils now.”
(c) “I’m coming for you.”
(d) “Pray to God for forgiveness for your sins.”

9. What is the name of the shop that Vic passes as the enters Christmasland that has wooden puppets dangling in the window?
(a) Folkmanis Puppets.
(b) Puppetville.
(c) Manx’s Puppetry.
(d) Punch & Judy’s.

10. Where does the narrator say Vic graduated from high school in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Beverly Hills High School.
(b) Haverhill High School.
(c) Sugarcreek High School.
(d) Gunbarrel High School.

11. What does the narrator say Wayne’s favorite thing is about the carriage house at the vacation home by the Lake in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) That it has bats.
(b) That it has horses.
(c) That is has Wi-Fi.
(d) That it has cobwebs.

12. What color hair does Charlie Manx say his first wife had in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Brunette.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

13. Based on the articles that Wayne reads about Maggie in "Christmasland, July 7-9," in what year was Maggie charged with public endangerment for starting a fire in an abandoned building?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2009.

14. What is the name of the male nurse that tends to Lou while he’s in the hospital in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Nathan Demeter.
(b) Roger Sillman.
(c) Hank Tulowitzki.
(d) Bilbo Prince.

15. Who is the woman sitting on the doorstep of Linda McQueen’s home when Vic and Wayne return there from the Lake House in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) Nurse Thornton.
(b) Linda McQueen.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appears to be working at the counter at Terry’s Primo Subs when Vic arrives there in her dream in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

2. What does Charlie Manx tell Wayne there are at Christmasland instead of horses in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

3. Who is the father of author Joe Hill?

4. Who does Charlie Manx say is “the finest shirtmaker in the West for a hundred years” in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

5. On what day do Vic and Wayne return to Vic’s mother’s house in Haverhill to spend time with Lou in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

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