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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. What is the name of the shop that Vic passes as the enters Christmasland that has wooden puppets dangling in the window?
(a) Punch & Judy’s.
(b) Folkmanis Puppets.
(c) Manx’s Puppetry.
(d) Puppetville.

2. 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"?
(a) Nathan Demeter.
(b) Hank Tulowitzki.
(c) Roger Sillman.
(d) Craddock McDermott.

3. What kind of motorcycle do Vic and Wayne find in the carriage house in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) A Suzuki.
(b) A Triumph.
(c) A Honda.
(d) A Harley-Davidson.

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"?
(a) His license plate.
(b) His car keys.
(c) His watch.
(d) His house keys.

5. 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) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. The reader discovers in "Search Engine, July 6-7" that the Gasmask Man is actually what character?

2. Where does Maggie flee to across the Shorter Way Bridge after running from the cops after Maggie’s death in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

3. 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"?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Vic travel to via the Shorter Way Bridge after she leaves Bing’s home in "Christmasland, July 7-9"? What does she learn here?

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

5. What occurs simultaneously with the destruction of the Christmas ornaments in "Come All Ye Faithful, October"?

6. How is the “Gasmask Man” described in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"? What does he tell Mr. de Zoet?

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

8. Who advises Wayne in the backseat of the Wraith in "Search Engine, July 6-7"? What advice is given?

9. What does Charlie Manx tell Wayne about Maggie Leigh in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

10. Where is Vic living in the opening of "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"? Who is she living with?

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