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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the only person to ever leave the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He was shunned.
(b) He was never heard from again.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He was murdered.

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) Calls Dr. Dimble.
(b) Follows the car he gets in as far as she can.
(c) Runs to meet him.
(d) Goes to St. Anne's.

3. What does the Fairy tell Mark to do about Mr. Steele's negativity?
(a) Apologize to him .
(b) Avoid eye contact.
(c) Report him to Mr. Frost.
(d) Ignore him.

4. How does Mark get back to Belbury when he decides to accept his position with the N.I.C.E.?
(a) Plane.
(b) Car.
(c) Walking.
(d) Train.

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

6. 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 her father.
(b) He is collecting information about her.
(c) He is symbolic of her husband.
(d) He is searching for her to kill her.

7. What does Jane find in her bathroom at St. Anne's that makes her run away screaming?
(a) A lion.
(b) The man from her dream.
(c) Mark.
(d) A bear.

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

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

10. How does Jane escape the riot on the street?
(a) She buys her way to freedom.
(b) The mob gets too out of hand for the officer to keep a hold of her.
(c) She gives the Fairy the information she wanted.
(d) She tells them she is Mark's wife, and they let her go.

11. What does the Fairy tell Mark to do if he decides to leave the N.I.C.E.?
(a) Leave on good terms.
(b) Ask for his initiation money back.
(c) Write about his experience.
(d) Keep his mouth shut.

12. What does Feverstone say to Mark about Curry and Busby after they leave the dinner party at the College?
(a) He thinks they are rather stupid.
(b) He is suspicious of their deeper motives.
(c) He thinks they are N.I.C.E. spies.
(d) He is grateful to have them on his side.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Fairy do to Jane during the riot on the street?

2. How does Professor Filostrato view the natural trees of the forest?

3. What is Mark's main concern at the beginning of the book?

4. What specific change takes place in Jane while Mark is away at Belbury?

5. How does Mark feel about his new propaganda work for the N.I.C.E.?

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