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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. Where do Michelle Demeter and her father live when they first appear in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Gunbarrel, Colorado.
(b) Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(c) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(d) Brandenburg, Kentucky.

2. 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?
(a) Hodgkin’s disease.
(b) Werner syndrome.
(c) Stage II Epilepsy.
(d) Ventricular carcinoma.

3. What does Wayne’s ornament look like that Lou smashes in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) A star.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A manger.
(d) A moon.

4. Who has Louis Carmody begun dating in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Linda McQueen.
(c) Tabitha Hutter.
(d) Nurse Thornton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Denver neurosurgeon that is quoted in the article that Bing reads about Charlie Manx’s illness in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

2. What does the German word “nosferatu” translate to in English?

3. What does Bing cut up to use as a bandage around Mr. Manx’s head in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

4. 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?

5. What message is on the sign for the New American Faith Tabernacle Church when Vic sees it after crossing the Shorter Way Bridge in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. What is the setting of "Come All Ye Faithful, October"? What information is revealed to the reader in the opening of this chapter?

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

6. How does the narrator describe Vic’s relationship with her boyfriend and son in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

7. What happens to Maggie while Vic is sleeping in "Christmasland, July 7-9"? How does Vic discover this?

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

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

10. Where is Wayne located in the opening of "Search Engine, July 6-7"? What is he doing?

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