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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 word does the ratty girl covered in blood say as Lou and Wayne smash the ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) “Noel.”
(b) “Pomoshch.”
(c) “Checkmate.”
(d) “Raleigh.”

2. For how many years does the newspaper article say that Charles Manx had lingered in a coma before he died in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

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

4. When the police trace Wayne’s iPhone in "Search Engine, July 6-7," the image shows him riding down what road?
(a) St. Nick Parkway.
(b) Gumdrop Lane.
(c) Highway 66 West.
(d) Highway 288 East.

5. How old does Sigmund de Zoet say his wife is in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) 69.
(b) 75.
(c) 32.
(d) 59.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book series does the narrator say Lou and his girlfriend talk about mostly on her visits during lunch in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?

2. Who does Wayne call on his iPhone from the back of the Rolls-Royce in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

3. What does Wayne’s ornament look like that Lou smashes in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?

4. What does the little boy who calls from Christmasland say his name is in the beginning of "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

5. Tabitha K. Hutter’s nametag indicates that she works for what law enforcement branch in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vic come to spend the summer with her son in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"? How does she feel about this vacation?

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

3. How is Wayne’s demeanor described in the beginning of "Come All Ye Faithful, October"? What does Lou do for his son?

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

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

7. How are Vic’s circumstances described in the beginning of "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"? Where is she living?

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

9. 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?

10. What is Vic doing when the narrative first turns to her character at the Lake House in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

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