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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which philosopher does the protagonist associate the wish not to have been?
(a) Anaximander.
(b) Parmenides.
(c) Anaximenes.
(d) Heraclitus.

2. How long after the protagonist’s mother died did her father die?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) Four years.
(d) Four months.

3. With which of the following thinkers’ ideas does the protagonist grapple?
(a) Freire.
(b) Fosworth.
(c) Foucault.
(d) Frege.

4. In what year was the protagonist born?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1949.

5. With which of the following does III end?
(a) “Salvaged out of a bleak sea of the incomputable. Time’s up.”
(b) “Then in the morning we sat in the sand and drank our tea and watched the sun come up.”
(c) “I don’t know. Yes. You will see me.”
(d) “Sorry. Yes. Very close. Time’s up.”

6. For how many years does the interlocutor report having been in practice?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

7. How old is the protagonist upon admission to Stella Maris?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

8. In which city is Stella Maris?
(a) Black River Falls.
(b) Tomah.
(c) Marshfield.
(d) Stevens Point.

9. What label does the interlocutor apply to the figures in the protagonist’s hallucinations?
(a) Eidolons.
(b) Boggles.
(c) Familiars.
(d) Wraiths.

10. To which of the following does the novel compare Oppenheimer?
(a) Curie.
(b) Bohr.
(c) Dirac.
(d) Newton.

11. What profession did the protagonist’s father’s first wife hold?
(a) Proctologist.
(b) Cardiologist.
(c) Pulmonologist.
(d) Nephrologist.

12. In which city does the interlocutor teach?
(a) Madison.
(b) Stevens Point.
(c) Eau Claire.
(d) Green Bay.

13. In which state does the protagonist have paternal relatives?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Vermont.
(d) New Hampshire.

14. To what kind of athlete does the protagonist compare the Kid?
(a) Iceskater.
(b) Javelineer.
(c) Archer.
(d) Skier.

15. In what year does Stella Maris become non-denominational?
(a) 2020.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what religion is the interlocutor’s spouse?

2. To which of the following tests had the protagonist been subjected?

3. Which personality assessment had the protagonist sat for in the past?

4. How long do the protagonist and interlocutor have together after the break in II?

5. How many times prior to the novel had the protagonist been at Stella Maris?

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