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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog is Hooper?
(a) Great Dane.
(b) Saint Bernard.
(c) Springer Spaniel.
(d) German Shepherd.

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

3. 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) Maria Verlinsky.
(c) Petra Romanovsky.
(d) Marta Gregorski.

4. 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) NYPD.
(c) Yankees.
(d) Braves.

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

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

7. 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) 1996.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2010.

8. 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) 2008.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2009.

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

10. In the conclusion of the novel when does it denote the work was begun?
(a) July 4, 2009.
(b) June 16, 2005.
(c) September 11, 2001.
(d) March 12, 2010.

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

12. What place does the little girl from Christmasland describe as “almost as fun as Christmasland” when she calls Vic in September of 2001?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) Kansas.
(d) New York.

13. What lands on Bing Partridge’s face as he prays in the church by his house in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) A dollar bill.
(b) A feather.
(c) Pigeon poop.
(d) A light bulb.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Charlie Manx describe as a man who claimed that his spirit existed in a favorite suit of his in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

2. What is the name of the shop that Vic passes as the enters Christmasland that has wooden puppets dangling in the window?

3. What is Vic McQueen’s father’s occupation in NOS4A2?

4. Where does Bing Partridge read an article about the deterioration of Charlie Manx’s health in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

5. Where does the narrator say that Wayne had seen a landslide the last summer while he and his father were towing a Mercedes in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

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