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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mark feel about his new propaganda work for the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He is proud to be part of something secret.
(b) He is frightened for his life.
(c) He wants his name to be seen and heard.
(d) He is disgusted and is looking for a way out.

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

3. How does Cosser differ from Mark in his opinion of the countryside?
(a) Mark finds no beauty in the country.
(b) Mark is afraid of the power of nature.
(c) Cosser finds no beauty in the country.
(d) Cosser is afraid of the power of nature.

4. What is the name of the murdered man who Feverstone says was the only man who could help with the interplanetary problems?
(a) Feverstone.
(b) Progressive Element.
(c) Ransom.
(d) Weston.

5. What is so different about Jane wanting so desperately to join St. Anne's from the beginning of the book?
(a) She is not usually a religious person.
(b) She does not usually like to travel much.
(c) She has never done anything without her husband's consent.
(d) She has never wanted to be part of the group before.

6. What happens when Mark distances himself from Belbury?
(a) He is plagued with strange visions.
(b) He begins thinking clearly again.
(c) He feels the need to spread the news of the goodness of the N.I.C.E.
(d) He longs to return to Belbury.

7. What name is Mr. Denniston also known by?
(a) Mr. Ransom.
(b) Mr. Frost.
(c) Mr. Fisher-King.
(d) Mr. Fairy.

8. Why does Mr. Wither take Mark on in a probationary position instead of the original position offered him?
(a) He has heard some nasty rumors about Mark's disloyalty.
(b) He did not think Mark really wanted the position.
(c) All new employees have to endure a short probation when they begin.
(d) Mark's wife has been seen at St. Anne's.

9. What does Mark have to wear when meeting with the Head?
(a) Sterile clothes, a mask, and gloves.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A symbolic smock.
(d) A blindfold.

10. What is different in the atmosphere between Edgestow and St. Anne's?
(a) The sun always shines on 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 grass is greener at St. Anne's.

11. What does Filostrato tell Mark that the real purpose of the N.I.C.E. is while they are chatting in Filostrato's room?
(a) To rid the world of all organic matter.
(b) To give eternal life to the human brain.
(c) To prepare for an inter-gallactic war.
(d) To rid the world of evil-minded beings.

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

13. What does the Fairy do to Jane during the riot on the street?
(a) Greets her with open arms.
(b) Turns her over to the police.
(c) Cuts her hair as a sign of power.
(d) Burns her with a cigarette.

14. What does Jane learn about the man from her recurring dream when she goes to St. Anne's and tells them of her dream?
(a) He is symbolic of her husband.
(b) He is searching for her to kill her.
(c) He is collecting information about her.
(d) He is her father.

15. What is Jane suffering from at night?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Horrible dreams.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Terrible headaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mark get back to Belbury when he decides to accept his position with the N.I.C.E.?

2. What is Bracton College being forced to do after they have already sold off Bragdon Wood?

3. Why is Jane not frightened of the dream she has of the dead man in the dark?

4. What is Cosser's duty in the countryside?

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

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