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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nicholas Walker's profession in "Human Intelligence"?

2. What is the first message Caroleen receives from her sister in "Parallel Lines"?

3. Leonard has what is left of the film footage of the maiden flight stored in what substance in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

4. For how many years has Nicholas Walker chronicled life on Earth in "Human Intelligence"?

5. What is Ava Malcolm's profession in "Let The Past Begin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Arlette "steal" Yvonne's first husband in "Unwell"?

2. How does Caroleen feel when she understands her sister's true objective in "Parallel Lines"?

3. Where does Quirinus go after committing murder in "The Devil On The Staircase"? Who does he meet there?

4. Describe the trial in "The Therapist." Who is the prosecuting attorney?

5. Who does Quirinus first murder in "The Devil On The Staircase"? Why?

6. How does Nicholas Walker feel when his station is revealed in "Human Intelligence"?

7. What happens when Leonard reenacts the maiden flight in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"?

8. What had Maggie Blevin been in charge of at the museum in "The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon"? Who remembers her in the beginning of the story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters and setting of "Lief in the Wind." Where is the planet Beta Andromedae located in relation to Earth?

Essay Topic 2

Define nemes and analyze the characters of Martin Kobel and Annabelle Young in "The Therapist." How does Kobel know Annabelle is influenced by a neme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the literary style of author Neil Gaiman and analyze the characters and setting of "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains." How do Calum and the dwarf compare as characters? Who is the protagonist?

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