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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 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) Highway 288 East.
(c) Highway 66 West.
(d) Gumdrop Lane.

2. Who appears to be working at the counter at Terry’s Primo Subs when Vic arrives there in her dream in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?
(a) Pete.
(b) Jack.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Lou.

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

4. Where does Bing Partridge read an article about the deterioration of Charlie Manx’s health in "Interlude: The Spirit of Ecstasy, 2000-2012"?
(a) AOL.
(b) Google.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Yahoo!

5. How does Vic attempt to destroy the Wraith in “Triumph One Eternal, Christmas Eve”?
(a) She tries to blow it up.
(b) She tries to remove the tires.
(c) She tries to drive it off a cliff.
(d) She tries to dismantle the engine.

Short Answer 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”?

2. Sigmund de Zoet tells Bing that his wife is how many years younger than him in "Bad Mother, December 16, 2011-July 6, 2012"?

3. What is the name of the male nurse that tends to Lou while he’s in the hospital in "Christmasland, July 7-9"?

4. What is the name of the shop that Vic passes as the enters Christmasland that has wooden puppets dangling in the window?

5. Who appears next to Wayne in the backseat of the Wraith and tells him to think backwards in "Search Engine, July 6-7"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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