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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 street address listed on Bing Partridge’s mail in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) 25 Bloch Lane.
(b) 232 Garfield Lane.
(c) 12 Willow Drive.
(d) 616 West Ave.

2. What color hair does Charlie Manx say his first wife had in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Red.

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

4. To what location has Lou driven Wayne and his girlfriend to destroy the Christmas ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?
(a) Maggie’s Library.
(b) Christmasland.
(c) Dover, New Hampshire.
(d) The Sleigh House.

5. Where does the narrator say Vic graduated from high school in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) Haverhill High School.
(b) Beverly Hills High School.
(c) Gunbarrel High School.
(d) Sugarcreek High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. By what name does Charles Manx refer to Bing’s home in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

3. Who is the father of author Joe Hill?

4. On what day do Vic and Wayne return to Vic’s mother’s house in Haverhill to spend time with Lou in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

5. Where does Vic’s mother say that Vic’s father is now living in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the police respond to Vic’s story of her assault and Wayne’s abduction in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

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

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

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

7. Whom does Vic speak with on the telephone while she’s in Bing’s basement in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

8. What does the narrator say happens to Charlie Manx’s “True Children” in the novel’s Epilogue?

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

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

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