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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 2006.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1999.

2. 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) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 10.

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

4. What is written on the side of the Zippo lighter that Vic got from Detective Daltry in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) "Mother."
(b) “Kablooey.”
(c) "Freedom."
(d) "Love."

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"?
(a) Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(b) Longmont, Colorado.
(c) Here, Iowa.
(d) Brandenburg, Kentucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the “True Children” of Charles Manx in the epilogue?

2. Where does the narrator say Vic graduated from high school in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

3. 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?

4. 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"?

5. To what location has Lou driven Wayne and his girlfriend to destroy the Christmas ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Charles Talent Manx’s medical condition described in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

2. Where do Vic and Wayne spend the summer in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"? How is the setting described?

3. What actions does Vic take inside Christmasland in "Triumph One Eternal, Christmas Eve"?

4. Where does Vic travel to across the Shorter Way Bridge on the Triumph in "Search Engine, July 6-7"? What takes place at this location?

5. What does Bing do at the church by his house in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

6. Who is the first of the children from Christmasland that calls Vic in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"? What does this character say?

7. How does Vic respond when Maggie appears on her doorstep in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

8. How has Bing’s character changed when he is reintroduced in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

9. What is Sigmund de Zoet doing when his character is introduced in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

10. How does the narrator describe the actions of Paul Caslon and Millie Manx in the novel’s Epilogue?

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