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

2. What is the name of the Indian police officer who arrives after Vic calls 911 about her son’s kidnapping in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?
(a) Officer Bakshi.
(b) Officer Shashank.
(c) Officer Indira.
(d) Officer Chitra.

3. Where is Lou at the police headquarters when he talks to Vic on the telephone in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Haverhill, Massachusetts.
(b) Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania.
(c) Brandenburg, Kentucky.
(d) Laconia, New Hampshire.

4. 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) New York.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in “Come All Ye Faithful, October,” that “Charlie Manx said blood didn’t come out of” what?

2. 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?

3. What does Vic tell Ms. Hutter she attacked Charlie Manx with in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

4. What is the name of the children’s book series that Vic has gained fame by creating in the novel?

5. How old does Sigmund de Zoet say his wife is in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What happens when Vic visits her father’s house in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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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