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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Liquidation of Anachronisms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mark's first impression of Miss Hardcastle?
(a) She is warm and welcoming.
(b) She is fearsome and powerful.
(c) She is incredibly attractive.
(d) She is cold and austere.

2. What is Mark's main concern at the beginning of the book?
(a) Finding a way to combine science and ethics.
(b) The N.I.C.E.
(c) His fellowship at Bracton College.
(d) His wife's discontent.

3. What does Mark not want as his primary job if he takes a position with the N.I.C.E.?
(a) Writing.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Research.
(d) Sociology.

4. What does Jane say that gets her admitted into St. Anne's?
(a) She pledges a pact of secrecy.
(b) She said she was sent by Dr. Dimble.
(c) She says she is desperate for help.
(d) She offers money.

5. Why does Miss Ironwood not cure Jane's dreams?
(a) She is sure that the dreams will fade on their own.
(b) Miss Ironwood does not believe the dreams are really happening.
(c) Miss Ironwood does not have the power for this.
(d) They are not a plague, but a gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the draw for Bracton to sell Bragdon Wood to N.I.C.E.?

2. What happens to the man in Jane's dream who was in a car coming home in the dark?

3. Who does Professor Filostrato warn Mark to not make an enemy of?

4. What does Mark admire about Jane the morning after she was so frightened and he ignored her to get some sleep after his dinner party?

5. What do Mark and Jane do most of the time they are together when Mark comes home from his first stay at Belbury?

(see the answer key)

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