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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) “I’m coming for you.”
(b) “Go back the way you came.”
(c) “Pray to God for forgiveness for your sins.”
(d) “God burned alive. Only devils now.”

2. Who is the Denver neurosurgeon that is quoted in the article that Bing reads about Charlie Manx’s illness in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Nathan Demeter.
(b) Tommy Priest.
(c) Marc Sopher.
(d) Hank Tulowitzki.

3. How many “missions” had Charlie Manx and Bing Partridge completed together before Charlie was incarcerated?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 20.

4. Where does Charles Manx meet his demise in “Triumph One Eternal, Christmas Eve”?
(a) On the Shorter Way Bridge.
(b) In the Library in Here, Iowa.
(c) Inside the Sleigh House.
(d) On Route 66.

5. Tabitha K. Hutter’s nametag indicates that she works for what law enforcement branch in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) The New Hampshire State Police.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The FBI.
(d) Homeland Security.

6. Where is Lou at the police headquarters when he talks to Vic on the telephone in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(b) Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(c) Brandenburg, Kentucky.
(d) Laconia, New Hampshire.

7. How old is Bing Partridge when he first appears in the summer of 2001 in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) 53.
(b) 39.
(c) 42.
(d) 62.

8. What does Wayne’s ornament look like that Lou smashes in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A star.
(c) A manger.
(d) A moon.

9. What is the name of the diner that the Rolls-Royce drives past with Wayne held captive and that he had eaten at earlier that day with his mother in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) Pete’s Taco Stand.
(b) The Greenbough Diner.
(c) The Shorter Way Diner.
(d) Terry’s Primo Subs.

10. In the conclusion of the narrative, when does the author say the work was completed?
(a) Fall, 2010.
(b) Winter, 2011.
(c) Summer, 2012.
(d) Spring, 2001.

11. 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) Maggie.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Linda McQueen.

12. To what location has Lou driven Wayne and his girlfriend to destroy the Christmas ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) The Sleigh House.
(b) Christmasland.
(c) Maggie’s Library.
(d) Dover, New Hampshire.

13. How many years has it been since Bing Partridge has put on his gas mask when he appears in 2001 in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 3.

14. Who is the dead man that Vic finds in The Sleep House with a note in his mouth in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Roger Sillman.
(b) Hank Tulowitzki.
(c) Nathan Demeter.
(d) Tommy Priest.

15. Where does Bing Partridge read an article about the deterioration of Charlie Manx’s health in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) AOL.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Yahoo!
(d) Google.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Where did Nathan Demeter buy the Rolls-Royce that he plans on restoring?

4. What place does the little girl from Christmasland describe as “almost as fun as Christmasland” when she calls Vic in September of 2001?

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

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