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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) The sun always shines on St. Anne's.
(d) There is a happy feeling as one enters the gates of St. Anne's.

3. 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) This sale will keep the college from going bankrupt.
(d) They want to have closer contact with an agency that they don't trust.

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

5. What did the man that Jane sees in the newspaper do to be imprisoned?
(a) Robbed a bank.
(b) Trespassed in Bragdon Wood.
(c) Murdered his wife.
(d) Withheld information from the N.I.C.E.

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

7. What is the room that was added on to the Belbury estate that now houses the N.I.C.E. headquarters?
(a) A library for file storage.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A blood transfusion office.
(d) The official headquarters.

8. Why is Mr. Steele so hostile towards Mark when they are first introduced to each other at Belbury?
(a) He is hostile towards everyone.
(b) He knows that Mark is being hired to replace him.
(c) He is upset that Mark is being placed in his department without his permission.
(d) He hates Bracton College and everyone who works there.

9. What happened to Mr. Hingest the night after he announced his decision to leave the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He got lost in the woods and fell down a well.
(b) He was hit by lightning.
(c) He was beaten to death.
(d) He was in a terrible car crash.

10. What does N.I.C.E. stand for?
(a) National Insurance Company for Ethics.
(b) National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments.
(c) Natural Instincts Considered Essential.
(d) Neutral Institute of Coincidental Experiments.

11. How much does a lifetime membership in the N.I.C.E. cost?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) It is free with a life pledge of loyalty.
(d) 150 dollars.

12. Why do the Dimbles have to move?
(a) Mr. Dimble got a new job with the college and wants to be closer to it.
(b) They live in Bragdon Wood.
(c) They are being persecuted by the N.I.C.E.
(d) They have been forced out of the college society.

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

14. Why does Mr. Macphee not have any opinions?
(a) He was once a bear, and bears have no opinions.
(b) He hides his true feelings.
(c) He sees only facts.
(d) He feels that opinions are evil.

15. Whom does Jane have a recurring dream of without knowing who he is?
(a) Mr. Frost.
(b) Mr. Steele.
(c) Mr. Wither.
(d) Mr. Ransom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mark use as a reason to return to Edgestow from Belbury?

2. Who controls most of the newspapers?

3. What does Reverend Straik talk about at length at their secret society meetings?

4. What does Feverstone reveal as the main mission of the N.I.C.E.?

5. How does Mark see Lord Feverstone when they pass a mirror?

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