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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't the leader of St. Anne's stand to greet Jane?
(a) He is too weary.
(b) He is bound to a wheel-chair.
(c) He feels it rude to mark a presence in that way.
(d) His foot is wounded.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Mr. Wither unable to tell Mark what his main duty will be when Mark arrives to accept his position with the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He has forgotten.
(b) He does not intend to actually hire Mark.
(c) He has to get Mr. Steele out of the way before he can give out that information.
(d) He is in the middle of another meeting.

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

9. Why does Mark feel so awkward at lunch on his first day at Belbury?
(a) He does not like the food being served, but feels that he cannot refuse it.
(b) He is nervous about not measuring up to the strict standards normal to the N.I.C.E.
(c) Lord Feverstone left him alone, and he feels out of place without his host.
(d) He is starting to feel suspicious of the motives behind the N.I.C.E.

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

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

12. What is Jane's first impression of Lord Feverstone?
(a) She is physically attracted to him.
(b) She is afraid of his power.
(c) She immediately distrusts him.
(d) She feels safe in his presence.

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

14. What does the Fairy say she has chosen to do with the prisoner Alcasan?
(a) Torture him for information.
(b) Behead him.
(c) Release him.
(d) Rehabilitate him.

15. What is the draw for Bracton to sell Bragdon Wood to N.I.C.E.?
(a) They hope to become an academic hub and to provide jobs for people in Edestow.
(b) This sale will keep the college from going bankrupt.
(c) They expect to be highly compensated for the piece of land and will be able to employ more teachers.
(d) They want to have closer contact with an agency that they don't trust.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mr. Wither upset at the Fairy for trying to take Jane by force at the riot?

3. What did the man that Jane sees in the newspaper do to be imprisoned?

4. Why does Mr. Wither take Mark on in a probationary position instead of the original position offered him?

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

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