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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. When was Maggie Leigh arrested and charged with squatting and possession of heroin, according to the articles Wayne reads in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1999.

2. Where did Nathan Demeter buy the Rolls-Royce that he plans on restoring?
(a) From Charles Manx.
(b) A tow yard.
(c) An FBI auction.
(d) A collector car show.

3. The narrator states in “Come All Ye Faithful, October,” that “Charlie Manx said blood didn’t come out of” what?
(a) “Leather.”
(b) “Silk.”
(c) “Cotton.”
(d) “Children.”

4. What year is it when Lou tells Vic he’s taking the kid and going to stay with his mother for awhile in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2012.

5. Where does the narrator say that Wayne had seen a landslide the last summer while he and his father were towing a Mercedes in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?
(a) Brandenburg, Kentucky.
(b) Longmont, Colorado.
(c) Here, Iowa.
(d) Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Nathan Demeter say the Rolls-Royce was made that he lets his daughter drive in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?

2. What is the name of the little Russian girl that appears at Lou and his girlfriend smash the ornaments in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?

3. 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"?

4. Who has Louis Carmody begun dating in “Come All Ye Faithful, October”?

5. What type of hammer does Hutter say Vic identified as the one used by Manx to attack her in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Sigmund de Zoet doing when his character is introduced in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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