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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sigmund de Zoet tells Bing that his wife is how many years younger than him in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

2. What is the name of the little Russian girl that appears at Lou and his girlfriend smash the ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) Gina Kasparov.
(b) Marta Gregorski.
(c) Petra Romanovsky.
(d) Maria Verlinsky.

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

4. When was Maggie Leigh arrested and charged with squatting and possession of heroin, according to the articles Wayne reads in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2006.

5. The reader discovers in "Search Engine, July 6-7" that the Gasmask Man is actually what character?
(a) Lou Carmody.
(b) Hank Tulowitzki.
(c) Bing Partridge.
(d) Wayne Carmody.

6. 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 bone mallet.
(b) A sledge hammer.
(c) A tappet key.
(d) A garden hammer.

7. What is the name of Sigmund de Zoet’s wife in the novel?
(a) Amy.
(b) Giselle.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Marie.

8. What is the name of one of Charles Manx’s “True Children” and his biological daughter?
(a) Millie.
(b) Chrissy.
(c) Adrianne.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

10. 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"?
(a) July 1.
(b) June 15.
(c) August 11.
(d) September 1.

11. What is referred to as “the substance [Vic’s] father had been using to blow up shelf rock for decades” in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) TRYNO.
(b) ANFO.
(c) PAVA.
(d) INFO.

12. What does the little boy who calls from Christmasland say his name is in the beginning of "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Tommy Priest.
(b) Brad McCauley.
(c) Hank Tulowitzki.
(d) Roger Sillman.

13. What happens to the “True Children” of Charles Manx in the epilogue?
(a) They drown in the ocean.
(b) They devour Manx’s soul and go to heaven.
(c) They escape from Christmasland.
(d) They dissolve into battery acid.

14. Where does Vic’s mother say that Vic’s father is now living in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(b) Dover, New Hampshire.
(c) Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(d) Brandenburg, Kentucky.

15. 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) 8.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the male nurse that tends to Lou while he’s in the hospital in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

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

3. By what name does Charles Manx refer to Bing’s home in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

4. What is the name of the Indian police officer who arrives after Vic calls 911 about her son’s kidnapping in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

5. 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"?

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