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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter 1 of "Mirella and Vincent / 2020" begin?
(a) “When Mirella was a child, she lived with her mother and her older sister.”
(b) “I’d like to show you something strange.”
(c) “It was a dark and stormy night.”
(d) “She had to walk all the way through the party.”

2. What does Olive note the Columbia Rediviva carried?
(a) Moose skins.
(b) Beaver skins.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Sea otter skins.

3. To which of the following does Mirella direct her taxi driver?
(a) The Bowery.
(b) Noho.
(c) Tribeca.
(d) Soho.

4. What operating system does Gaspery use?
(a) Notus.
(b) Boreas.
(c) Zephyr.
(d) Eurus.

5. In which of the following does New York City lie as Olive goes on her book tour?
(a) Atlantic Republic.
(b) Northern Confederation.
(c) United States.
(d) New England.

6. How many people does Gaspery note are serving life sentences on the moon?
(a) 77.
(b) 141.
(c) 205.
(d) 269.

7. With which of the following does Chapter 2 of "Mirella and Vincent / 2020" begin?
(a) “When Mirella was a child, she lived with her mother and her older sister.”
(b) “She had to walk all the way through the party.”
(c) “I’d like to show you something strange.”
(d) “It was a dark and stormy night.”

8. With which of the following does Chapter 1 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?
(a) “Edwin St. John St. Andrew, eighteen years old.”
(b) “After a month of drinking, Edwin leaves Reginald.”
(c) “In Halifax he finds lodging by the port.”
(d) “The last dinner party began smoothly enough.”

9. With which of the following does Chapter 5 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?
(a) “—into a flash of darkness.”
(b) “The gates of the forest.”
(c) “The trouble with Victoria, in Edwin’s eyes, is that it’s too much like England.”
(d) “On a sunny morning in September, he’s out for a walk.”

10. In which of the following cities does Olive stop on her book tour?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Grapevine.
(d) Fort Worth.

11. Toward which of the following kinds of tree does Edwin struggle?
(a) Redwood.
(b) Maple.
(c) Sequoia.
(d) Oak.

12. With which of the following does Chapter 4 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?
(a) “The last dinner party began smoothly enough.”
(b) “The gates of the forest.”
(c) “On a sunny morning in September, he’s out for a walk.”
(d) “The trouble with Victoria, in Edwin’s eyes, is that it’s too much like England.”

13. To which of the following does Vincent’s husband flee after his perfidy?
(a) Abu Dhabi.
(b) Doha.
(c) Bahrain.
(d) Dubai.

14. Which of the following stands near to Mirella’s childhood hometown?
(a) A foundry.
(b) A quarry.
(c) A prison.
(d) A military base.

15. Near which of the following do Olive’s parents live?
(a) Denver.
(b) Salt Lake City.
(c) Cheyenne.
(d) Tuscon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of an author Olive meets on her book tour?

2. What is the name of Edwin’s mother?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 9 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?

4. How many years younger than her sister is Mirella?

5. Over what bridge does Mirella flee from Gaspery?

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