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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Dimble at Jane's house while Mark is away?
(a) She is worried about Jane and her dreams.
(b) She feels sorry for Jane's loneliness while Mark is away on business.
(c) The N.I.C.E. has a wrecking crew at their house already.
(d) Dr. Dimble has been called away, and she fears being alone.

2. Which of these is NOT a suggested plan of the N.I.C.E. to get rid of the problem of mankind?
(a) Steroid injections.
(b) Selective breeding.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Sterilization of the unfit.

3. What is Mark's main concern at the beginning of the book?
(a) His fellowship at Bracton College.
(b) The N.I.C.E.
(c) His wife's discontent.
(d) Finding a way to combine science and ethics.

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

5. What does Jane do to calm her nerves after her night of horrible dreams?
(a) Tidies the house.
(b) Goes out shopping.
(c) Takes a nap.
(d) Reads the newspaper.

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

7. Why is Mr. Steele so hostile towards Mark when they are first introduced to each other at Belbury?
(a) He hates Bracton College and everyone who works there.
(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 is hostile towards everyone.

8. Where does Jane call home after her experience at the riot?
(a) Her and Mark's humble home.
(b) The N.I.C.E. headquarters.
(c) The Dimble's homes.
(d) St. Anne's.

9. What does Mr. Dimble ask Jane to do before she tells anyone else about her dream?
(a) Pray about it.
(b) Ask a key question.
(c) Close her eyes and picture the perfect details of the dream.
(d) Tell him.

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

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

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

13. What is Mark's reaction when Reverend Straik mentions Jesus?
(a) He silently judges the Reverend.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He does nothing.
(d) He blushes.

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

15. What must Jane do in order to join St. Anne's?
(a) Pay a small fee.
(b) Get Mark's permission.
(c) Write down her dreams.
(d) Make a pledge of loyalty.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the murdered man who Feverstone says was the only man who could help with the interplanetary problems?

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

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