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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. Who announces that he intends to go see Leonard at the museum in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?
(a) Leroy.
(b) Michael.
(c) Emory.
(d) Phillip.

2. In what month did Rex take his life in "Stories"?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) March.

3. What explorer is out by herself in a dinghy, hoping to get some decent photographs when she gets caught on the top of the station in "Human Intelligence"?
(a) Maria Zingley.
(b) Nancy Zuckerman.
(c) Sarah Patterson.
(d) Samantha Williams.

4. For what winemaker does Quirinus work in "The Devil on the Staircase"?
(a) Don Maria.
(b) Don Popitano.
(c) Don Giovanni.
(d) Don Carlotta.

5. Maggie was hired by the American Aviation and Aerospace Museum to organize the archives known as what in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?
(a) The Amelia Earheart collection.
(b) The Postmodernism collection.
(c) The Charles Lindberg collection.
(d) The Pre-Langley collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suits up and goes out to reel Leif back in, in "Leif in the Wind"?

2. In what county does Annabelle work in "The Therapist"?

3. What on Caroleen begins to twitch uncontrollably in the beginning of "Parallel Lines"?

4. What does Quirinus receive as a token of his heroism in "The Devil on the Staircase"?

5. Who is planning a wedding in "Unwell"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to the communication between Nicholas Walker and his home planet in "Human Intelligence"?

2. What does Dr. Kobel do when Annabelle answers her door in "The Therapist"?

3. How does the cycle of fictions begin in "A Life in Fictions"?

4. What led to Maggie losing her job in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

5. How did Yvonne meet her future husband in "Unwell"? What does Arlette discover about him?

6. How does Lief attempt to return to the planet in "Leif In The Wind"?

7. What does Ava consider about her pregnancy in the beginning of "Let the Past Begin"?

8. What profession did Quirinus' father have in "The Devil On The Staircase"? How is the setting described?

9. How do Dr. Kobel and Annabelle first meet in "The Therapist"?

10. How does the author introduce the cult in "The Cult Of The Nose"?

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