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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. Which of the following was NOT a job taken by Buck after the war?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Wing walker.
(c) Test Pilot.
(d) Gambler.

2. What does Buck compare his feelings for Howard's wife to?
(a) Unfulfilled needs.
(b) Gasoline on a fire.
(c) Matched pairs.
(d) Forbidden fruit.

3. Who was the old man in 'Beyond' surrounded by when he died?
(a) His students.
(b) His nephews.
(c) His sons.
(d) His slaves.

4. What gift do the servants in 'Lo' bring to the president?
(a) A costume.
(b) A map.
(c) An old legend.
(d) All of these.

5. What did Vatch's father once do to a rebel officer?
(a) Drown him.
(b) Decapitate him.
(c) Shoot him.
(d) Hang him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jubal call Vatch's sister?

2. What kind of hats do the servants in 'Lo' wear?

3. Where does Claude's plane land in 'Turnabout'?

4. Where does Virginia like her wheelchair placed near the end of her life?

5. Who does the old man in 'Beyond' say he would like to meet outside his house rather than the group of people there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hule ask Weddel to do in 'Mountain Victory'?

2. What does the president do when the French Delegation comes to the White House in 'Lo'?

3. What does Buck receive six months after his affair is revealed to Howard?

4. Why does Captain Bogard miss seeing the hit on the Argentinian ship in 'Turnabout'?

5. How did the judge's son in 'Beyond' die?

6. What does the president in 'Lo' tell his guards to do to stop the Indian Delegation from coming to the White House a second time?

7. What does Mildred do when she first sees Buck after their affair in 'Honor'?

8. What question does Captain Bogard ask himself at the end of 'Turnabout'?

9. What would have happened had Captain Bogards risky move in 'Turnabout' not succeeded?

10. What does Narcissa do to get her letters back in 'There Was a Queen' and why?

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