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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. 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) 16.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

2. What does the little boy who calls from Christmasland say his name is in the beginning of "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Roger Sillman.
(b) Hank Tulowitzki.
(c) Tommy Priest.
(d) Brad McCauley.

3. When does Nathan Demeter say the Rolls-Royce was made that he lets his daughter drive in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1944.

4. 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) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

5. Sigmund de Zoet tells Bing that he married his wife in what year in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1949.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. Who is the woman sitting on the doorstep of Linda McQueen’s home when Vic and Wayne return there from the Lake House in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

3. What is the name of Vic’s mother that she goes to spend time with in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

4. What kind of pain medication does Maggie offer Vic when they’re at the Library in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

5. Who is the father of author Joe Hill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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