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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. In what is Zoey’s area of expertise?
(a) Mesonic resonance interfaces.
(b) Quark realignment and conversion.
(c) Quantum blockchain technology.
(d) Higgs boson applications.

2. How large is the lunar colony in which Olive lives?
(a) 150 hectares.
(b) 150 acres.
(c) 150 sq. km.
(d) 150 sq. mi.

3. Which of the following hosts the party at which Mirella rejoins her lover after fleeing Gaspery?
(a) Zoey.
(b) Tess.
(c) Jess.
(d) Tiff.

4. For what novel is Olive on tour?
(a) Station Eleven.
(b) Truculence.
(c) Seveneves.
(d) Marienbad.

5. What had been the name of Vincent’s husband?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Randy.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Chapter 2 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?

2. How far into the ocean does Edwin wade?

3. Which of the following cities features in Paul’s videography?

4. About which of the following plagues does Olive speak?

5. Which of the following games does Edwin favor playing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Edwin to associate drawing with knitting?

2. What paradox about her book tour does Olive realize while in Salt Lake City?

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

4. How does Zoey note that those who deliberately change the timeline are handled?

5. What reason does Roberts give for needing to fill in for Pike?

6. What does Talia cite as a historical constant?

7. For what reason does Mirella’s husband end his own life?

8. What is the irony of Edwin listing himself as a farmer as he emigrates from England to Canada?

9. What does Mirella note as a “downside to having retained a few friends from her time with” her husband (59)?

10. How does Edwin attempt to restore himself after his experience of dislocation?

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