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

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

3. Which of the following is the name of an author Olive meets on her book tour?
(a) Jessica Marley.
(b) Laura Jimenez.
(c) Karen Hanson.
(d) Stephanie Danvers.

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

5. Which of the following is noted among Edwin’s ancestors?
(a) Stephen of Blois.
(b) Oliver Cromwell.
(c) William the Conqueror.
(d) Alfred the Great.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Olive note the Columbia Rediviva carried?

3. Which of the following stands near to Mirella’s childhood hometown?

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

5. In what year did Mirella last see Vincent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Olive react to her driver’s question about being on book tour with a daughter at home?

2. What does Talia cite as a historical constant?

3. How had Mirella known Vincent?

4. What flaw in the simulation hypothesis does Talia note to Gaspery?

5. What does Mirella note was a difference between her and Vincent?

6. What “magnificent” thing is Olive told about a library she visits (82-83)?

7. What reason does Olive note for her reticence with Aretta?

8. What reason does Mirella give for finding her current lover less interesting than Vincent?

9. How is Edwin’s father reported to have described his first encounter with Britain?

10. What project is Olive’s husband assigned?

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