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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When we first see Painted Stick moving quickly, where is he going?
(a) He is trying to find Turn Around Norman.
(b) He is looking for Buddy.
(c) He is looking for Spoon.
(d) He is trying to find his own way across the Atlantic.

2. What does Spoon do to prove her locomotion to the other objects in Ellen Cherry's drawer?
(a) Cartwheels.
(b) Dance.
(c) Jump out of the drawer.
(d) Pick up the underwear.

3. How do the objects manage to escape the church?
(a) They get Buddy to unlock the door.
(b) They create a noisy commotion.
(c) They get Ellen Cherry to get them.
(d) They start a fire.

4. Which painting does Ellen Cherry sell for $7000?
(a) Boomer with the tongues.
(b) A surreal landscape.
(c) The objects.
(d) Nude Boomer with an ice cream cone instead of loins.

5. Who tells Ellen Cherry that Buddy is going ahead with his plan to blow up the Dome of the Rock?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Verlin.
(c) Boomer.
(d) Patsy.

6. Where does Ellen Cherry have to go to pick up the money Boomer sends her?
(a) Colonial Pines.
(b) The Guggenheim.
(c) To Ultima's office.
(d) The west end post office.

7. What surprises Spoon about Painted Stick's reception of her after she rejoins the other objects?
(a) He amorous attentions.
(b) His eager questioning.
(c) His absent mindedness.
(d) His laconic indifference.

8. Who does Painted Stick strike?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Ellen Cherry.
(c) Spike.
(d) Turn Around Norman.

9. Why does Buddy say he's glad Boomer is in Jerusalem?
(a) In case he needs him to run an errand or two.
(b) For his education.
(c) Because he's persuaded him to blow up the Temple Mount.
(d) So he can spy on the Jews.

10. Why are the streets of New York deserted the night that Spike returns after being shot?
(a) It's below zero temperatures.
(b) The Super Bowl is on TV.
(c) It's Christmas day.
(d) There's been a terrorist attack on the city.

11. What do Verlin and Patsy want to see while they're in New York?
(a) The Statue of Liberty.
(b) Turn Around Norman.
(c) The Turkey.
(d) The Cathedral.

12. Who dies at the end of the Sixth Veil?
(a) Verlin.
(b) Ultima.
(c) Spike.
(d) Patsy.

13. From what vantage point does Spoon spy on Ellen Cherry and her family?
(a) The radiator.
(b) The coffee table.
(c) The mantle.
(d) The floor.

14. What is Verlin doing when he faints?
(a) Getting into a taxi.
(b) Boarding an airplane.
(c) Going to the bathroom.
(d) Walking down the street.

15. Who protects Spoon as she finds her way back to the Cathedral?
(a) Painted Stick.
(b) Can 'o Beans.
(c) Conch Shell.
(d) Dirty Sock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returns Spoon to Ellen Cherry?

2. What season is it when Salome joins the band at the I & I?

3. What is a matter of tradition for the Belly Dancer?

4. What does Ellen Cherry decide is the root of Buddy's "hankering for apocalypse"?

5. Who does Ellen Cherry decide to sleep with around Christmas time?

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