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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book series does the narrator say Lou and his girlfriend talk about mostly on her visits during lunch in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) The Price is Right.
(b) Breaking Bad.
(c) Dynasty.
(d) Game of Thrones.

2. What does Charles Manx say his first wife’s name was in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Cassie.
(b) Victoria.
(c) Marie.
(d) Michelle.

3. What does the nurse say Louis Carmody has been diagnosed with in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Partial stroke and paralysis.
(b) Aortal aneurysm.
(c) Type II diabetes.
(d) Artery stenosis.

4. What type of hammer does Hutter say Vic identified as the one used by Manx to attack her in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) A tappet key.
(b) A sledge hammer.
(c) A garden hammer.
(d) A bone mallet.

5. Where are Vic and Lou living in the beginning of "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Gunbarrel, Colorado.
(b) Boston, Massachusetts.
(c) Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(d) Brandenburg, Kentucky.

6. What is the name of Vic’s son in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Peter Carmody.
(b) Paul Camody.
(c) Lou Carmody, Jr.
(d) Wayne Carmody.

7. By what name does Charles Manx refer to Bing’s home in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) “The Sleigh House.”
(b) “Tinsel Town.”
(c) “The House of Sleep.”
(d) “The Gumdrop House.”

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

9. When Bing Partridge asks Mr. de Zoet about Victoria McQueen in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012," Mr. de Zoet imagines Vic as she was at what age?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

10. 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"?
(a) Lou.
(b) Jack.
(c) Pete.
(d) Tommy.

11. When the police trace Wayne’s iPhone in "Search Engine, July 6-7," the image shows him riding down what road?
(a) Highway 66 West.
(b) Highway 288 East.
(c) St. Nick Parkway.
(d) Gumdrop Lane.

12. Who does Wayne call on his iPhone from the back of the Rolls-Royce in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) Linda McQueen.
(b) Vic McQueen.
(c) Lou Carmody.
(d) Tommy Priest.

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

14. What word does the ratty girl covered in blood say as Lou and Wayne smash the ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) “Checkmate.”
(b) “Raleigh.”
(c) “Pomoshch.”
(d) “Noel.”

15. What year is it when Lou tells Vic he’s taking the kid and going to stay with his mother for awhile in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2009.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sigmund de Zoet’s wife in the novel?

2. In the story that Wayne reads from the Cedar Rapids Gazette about Maggie, where does it say Hayes Archer lived in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

3. What part on the bike does Vic realize is unattached as she flees on the Triumph in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

4. What had Charlie Manx sent to Bing after he was sentenced for murder, according to the narrator in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

5. 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?

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