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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is causing all of the disturbances that Mark is writing about?
(a) St. Anne's.
(b) The College.
(c) N.I.C.E.
(d) Mr. Ransom.

2. What question does Lord Feverstone raise during the dinner party?
(a) How can he get into the inner circle of the N.I.C.E.?
(b) How many jobs will really be created by this sale?
(c) How much more money will he make now that the sale has been made?
(d) Who are the N.I.C.E. and what do they plan to do?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What will a beast not do after speaking with the master of St. Anne's?
(a) Return to the wild.
(b) Die at the hands of a human.
(c) Harm a human.
(d) Bear offspring.

9. Why can Mrs. Maggs no longer work for Jane?
(a) She is now working for St. Anne's.
(b) She is now working for the N.I.C.E.
(c) She has quit due to her poor treatment by Jane.
(d) Her house is also in Bragdon Wood and is being torn down.

10. What job does the Fairy give Mark as his first duty?
(a) Recording the progress of Mr. Wither's research.
(b) Studying the effectiveness of torture methods.
(c) Researching under Mr. Steele.
(d) Writing press releases.

11. Who does the N.I.C.E. appoint as their new emergency governor?
(a) The Head.
(b) Mr. Wither.
(c) Mark.
(d) Lord Feverstone.

12. What do Mark and Jane do most of the time they are together when Mark comes home from his first stay at Belbury?
(a) Think of themselves.
(b) Think of each other.
(c) Sleep and rest.
(d) Speak earnestly of what has happened over the last few days.

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

14. Who does Filostrato warn Mark that he will end up like if he does not comply with Mr. Wither's request?
(a) Mr. Hingest.
(b) Lord Feverstone.
(c) The Head.
(d) Reverend Straik.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is Mr. Denniston also known by?

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

3. What does Mr. Dimble ask Jane to do before she tells anyone else about her dream?

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

5. What is Jane doing when Mark comes home from his late meeting?

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