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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the passages in the mansion described?
(a) Narrow.
(b) Made of white light.
(c) Filled with ghosts.
(d) Covered in gold.

2. Wilbur was born with a total of how many fingers and toes?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

3. Dr. Mott keeps careful records of Wilbur and Eliza's what?
(a) Weight and growth.
(b) Expenditures.
(c) Reading aptitude.
(d) IQ.

4. When they are children, what do Wilbur and Eliza do in secret?
(a) Learn.
(b) Print money.
(c) Plot revenge.
(d) Set fires.

5. What type of clothing do Wilbur and Eliza wear as children?
(a) Circus costumes.
(b) They do not wear clothing.
(c) The latest fashions.
(d) Rags.

6. Dr. Cordiner believes Eliza to be incapable of what?
(a) Driving a car.
(b) Speaking another language.
(c) Understanding mathematics.
(d) Reading and writing.

7. Who is Eliza's prince?
(a) The ambassador to China.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Her father.

8. During the Prologue, what does Kurt daydream about on the plane ride?
(a) His upcoming novel.
(b) His brother's retirement.
(c) His future bride.
(d) A plane crash.

9. What happens to Dr. Mott when Wilbur and Eliza's intelligence is revealed?
(a) He has a break down.
(b) He gets a promotion.
(c) He is adopted by the family.
(d) He is fired.

10. What decreases Wilbur and Eliza's intelligence?
(a) Reading a newspaper.
(b) Being apart.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Seeing their parents.

11. Dr. Mott reports that Wilbur and Eliza's mental capacity would not extend beyond what age?
(a) 7.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 4 or 5.

12. If Dr. Mott knew the secret about Wilbur and Eliza's intelligence, he kept it for what purpose?
(a) To make money.
(b) To protect them.
(c) To torment them.
(d) To study them.

13. On Wilbur's 15th birthday, what does Letitia admit about her children?
(a) She openly loves them.
(b) She openly hates them.
(c) She secretly hates them.
(d) She secretly admires them.

14. From where does Eliza conduct interviews regarding her inheritance?
(a) The asylum.
(b) The mansion's front lawn.
(c) Her home.
(d) A confessional booth.

15. When their parents arrive to celebrate Wilbur and Eliza's 15th birthday, what do Wilbur and Eliza do?
(a) Jump out and scare them.
(b) Serve them a birthday cake.
(c) Thank them for coming.
(d) Pretend they don't recognize them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Dr. Mott's grandson appear to know his grandfather?

2. To their parents, what is different about Wilbur and Eliza on their 15th birthday?

3. As children, what intellectual debate do Wilbur and Eliza enjoy?

4. When Wilbur is a medical student, he is driven around in what?

5. On their 15th birthday, what time are Wilbur and Eliza put in bed?

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