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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the man in Jane's dream who was in a car coming home in the dark?
(a) He is lost in the woods and falls in a well.
(b) He gets in a terrible car crash.
(c) He is hit by lightning.
(d) He is beaten to death.

2. What does Jane do when she sees the man from her dreams getting into a car belonging to the N.I.C.E.?
(a) Goes to St. Anne's.
(b) Runs to meet him.
(c) Follows the car he gets in as far as she can.
(d) Calls Dr. Dimble.

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

4. What does Reverend Straik talk about at length at their secret society meetings?
(a) St. Anne's.
(b) The Commandments.
(c) Resurrection.
(d) Murder.

5. How does Mr. Wither seem to Mark during their conversation when Mark is first introduced at Belbury?
(a) Cold and hostile.
(b) Distracted and distant.
(c) Enthusiastic and warm.
(d) Too eager.

6. How does Professor Filostrato view the natural trees of the forest?
(a) They are weeds.
(b) They carry many harmful parasites.
(c) They are strong and healthy.
(d) They are beautiful.

7. Why has Jane not had children yet?
(a) She hates her husband.
(b) She likes to avoid entaglements.
(c) She wants to have a more stable situation first.
(d) She fears that she will be a bad mother.

8. Why does Mark feel so awkward at lunch on his first day at Belbury?
(a) He does not like the food being served, but feels that he cannot refuse it.
(b) Lord Feverstone left him alone, and he feels out of place without his host.
(c) He is starting to feel suspicious of the motives behind the N.I.C.E.
(d) He is nervous about not measuring up to the strict standards normal to the N.I.C.E.

9. What mythical character does Mr. Dimble refer to while speaking with Jane about Bragdon Wood?
(a) King Arthur.
(b) The Norse God of Thunder.
(c) Zeuss.
(d) Saint Nicholas.

10. Who controls most of the newspapers?
(a) St. Anne's.
(b) Bracston College.
(c) The Fairy.
(d) The N.I.C.E.

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

12. 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?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her mind.
(d) Her spirit.

13. What is different in the atmosphere between Edgestow and St. Anne's?
(a) The grass is greener at St. Anne's.
(b) There is no fog at St. Anne's.
(c) There is a happy feeling as one enters the gates of St. Anne's.
(d) The sun always shines on St. Anne's.

14. What is the draw for Bracton to sell Bragdon Wood to N.I.C.E.?
(a) They expect to be highly compensated for the piece of land and will be able to employ more teachers.
(b) They hope to become an academic hub and to provide jobs for people in Edestow.
(c) They want to have closer contact with an agency that they don't trust.
(d) This sale will keep the college from going bankrupt.

15. How long have the Studdocks been married?
(a) 2 and 1/2 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jane have a recurring dream of without knowing who he is?

2. How does Mr. Wither get Mark to stay with the N.I.C.E.?

3. What does Jane do to calm her nerves after her night of horrible dreams?

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

5. What reason does the N.I.C.E. give for the riots happening in Edgestow?

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