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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. When does the novel take place?
(a) The last quarter of the twentieth century.
(b) The first quarter of the twentieth century.
(c) The first quarter of the twenty-first century.
(d) Sometime in the twentieth century.

2. Why is the Care Fest organized?
(a) To traffic objects.
(b) To show what old things work.
(c) To showcase new things.
(d) To traffic ideas.

3. Who also wants to participate in the Care Fest?
(a) Ralph Nader's brother Darth.
(b) Darth Vader.
(c) Flying saucer groups.
(d) The Medical Doctor's Association of Hawaii.

4. What does Leigh-Cherie read about in the Sunday paper?
(a) A free trip to Hawaii.
(b) A story about her is on the front page.
(c) The Geo-Therapy Care Fest.
(d) The government of her family's county has been overthrown.

5. Why is Bernard at the conference?
(a) He is taking a class on alternative energy.
(b) He wants to learn about earth science.
(c) He is teaching a class on bomb making.
(d) He is going to set off a bomb at the conference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the writer's finger last week?

2. What kind of hair coloring does Bernard use to hide his natural red color?

3. What does the writer want to send his readers?

4. What hangs on the walls of Leigh-Cheri's room?

5. What does Bernard say about when freedom is outlawed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Leigh-Cheri have with Gulietta?

2. What symbolism is there in Leigh-Cheri using the attic for her escape?

3. What is the writer's expectation for the typewriter?

4. What problem does the writer seem to have with his new typewriter?

5. Why does Bernard Mickey Wrangle go by so many names?

6. What happens when a writer publishes an open letter to Bernard calling him a victim of the Vietnam War?

7. What do the metaphors used in the Prologue tell the reader about what the writer wants to provide for them?

8. In Chapters Seven and Eight, what is learned about the people around Leigh-Cheri?

9. How do they say, "Have a nice day," in the writer's country?

10. What idea does Leigh-Cheri talk about when she is interviewed for People magazine?

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