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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 2 of "Anomaly" begin?
(a) “Not long after my sixtieth birthday…”
(b) “The farm was owned and run by an older couple.”
(c) “—and we were in a different room, in a different place.”
(d) “No star burns forever. ”

2. In the doorway of what kind of establishment do Gaspery and Zoey confer about his preservation of Olive?
(a) Bar.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Accounting office.

3. With which of the following does Chapter 4 of "Anomaly"begin?
(a) “Later that month, I found the violin.”
(b) “The farm was owned and run by an older couple.”
(c) “—and we were in a different room, in a different place.”
(d) “Your sister probably got me out just in time.”

4. With which of the following does Chapter 5 of "Remittance / 1918, 1990, 2008" begin?
(a) “No star burns forever. "
(b) “Gaspery walked around the side of the house.”
(c) “—as he faded out…”
(d) “In 1918 Edwin had no more brothers.”

5. What character does Olive perform for her daughter in their game of pretend?
(a) Marvelous Birdie.
(b) Mystic Wolvie.
(c) Magic Foxy.
(d) Monumental Bunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days into lockdown does Olive’s daughter start playing pretend games with a seltzer bottle?

2. With which of the following does Chapter 1 of "Mirella and Vincent / file corruption" begin?

3. How old is Vincent when Gaspery sees her in Caiette?

4. With which of the following does Chapter 4 of "Mirella and Vincent / file corruption" begin?

5. Which of the following trees features in Edwin’s family’s garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Gaspery finds the source of a quotation from Olive’s novel while in prison. What is the source?

2. In what circumstances does Gaspery meet Vincent in New York City?

3. How does Gaspery know he will encounter Vincent in New York City?

4. For what reason does Zoey note that Gaspery is not simply lost in time after preserving Olive’s life?

5. What reason for the popularity of postapocalyptic literature does Olive arrive at?

6. How does Olive gloss the flight from Earth to the moon?

7. For what reasons does Olive regret having abandoned her suitcase for her return trip to the moon?

8. For what reason does Gaspery realize offenders against the Time Institute are lost in time?

9. Why does Gaspery note that the people in New York City are comfortable touching each other when he encounters Vincent there?

10. What is the actual reason Edwin spends much time walking after his military service?

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