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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. With which of the following does Chapter 8 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?
(a) “—into a flash of darkness.”
(b) “When he returns to his senses he’s on the beach.”
(c) “When Edwin reaches the church, the door is ajar.”
(d) “Edwin St. John St. Andrew, eighteen years old.”

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

3. With which of the following does Chapter 10 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?
(a) “In Halifax he finds lodging by the port.”
(b) “When Edwin reaches the church, the door is ajar.”
(c) “Edwin St. John St. Andrew, eighteen years old.”
(d) “After a month of drinking, Edwin leaves Reginald.”

4. Which of the following games does Edwin favor playing?
(a) Poker.
(b) Chess.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Checkers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Zoey’s favorite cupcake?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 6 of "Remittance / 1912" begin?

3. How far into the forest does Edwin purpose to go?

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

5. With which of the following does Chapter 7 of "Bad Chickens / 2401" begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation is given for the labeling of Colony Two as Night City?

2. How had Mirella known Vincent?

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

4. In what line of work is Mirella employed when she seeks out Vincent again?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Talia cite as a historical constant?

10. What causes Edwin to associate drawing with knitting?

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