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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. How long after enrolling in college did Arthur Leander drop out?
(a) 1 year later.
(b) 2 months later.
(c) 4 months later.
(d) 6 months later.

2. What town has the Traveling Symphony recently left in Section 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Traverse City.
(b) St. Charles.
(c) Toronto.
(d) St. Paul.

3. How many wives does the stowaway say the prophet in St. Deborah by the Water currently has in Section 4, Chapter 19?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. Francois Diallo is described in Section 3, Chapter 16 as the librarian of what town?
(a) Traverse City.
(b) Long Rapids.
(c) Severn City.
(d) New Petoskey.

5. How much later does the narrator say the bartender at the theatre dies in the end of Section 1, Chapter 2?
(a) 2 weeks later.
(b) 3 weeks later.
(c) 3 days later.
(d) 2 months later.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Kirsten say she was when the flu pandemic occurred in Section 4, Chapter 21?

2. Who is Olivia's mother in the narrative?

3. How old was Kirsten when she had the phrase "Survival is insufficient" tattooed on her arm?

4. How old was Dieter when the flu pandemic broke out?

5. How many classrooms are in the abandoned school in Section 4, Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What setting is established in the opening of Section 3, Chapter 17? In what time period does this chapter take place?

2. How would you compare the characters of Kirsten and the prophet in the novel?

3. What is significant about the Dr. Eleven comics in Section 2, Chapter 8?

4. How does Jeevan respond to Hua’s information in Section 1, Chapter 3?

5. Where is Arthur in his career and life in Section 3, Chapter 13?

6. Who is being interviewed in Section 3, Chapter 16? Why is this character being interviewed?

7. What transition is Jeevan going through when his character is introduced in Section 1, Chapter 1?

8. What does the midwife represent symbolically in Section 2, Chapter 10?

9. How does Kirsten perceive Alexandra? Why is this significant?

10. What are the prophet’s objectives, as illustrated in Section 2, Chapter 12?

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