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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mark do when he sees Wither standing at the clearing in the wood the second time?
(a) Turns back to Belbury.
(b) Tries to hide from sight.
(c) Punches him in the head.
(d) Tells him he is off to fetch Jane.

2. What is Jane's opinion of Mr. Ransom after hearing Mr. Macphee's emotionless version of Mr. Ransom's history?
(a) She is skeptical of the interplanetary traveling.
(b) She is frightened of his power.
(c) She believes the story is true.
(d) She does not fully understand everthing that was said.

3. What is the old man's chief concern while being held at Belbury?
(a) Healing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Meditating.

4. Why must Ransom go to find Merlin?
(a) He has met Merlin before.
(b) He is sworn to protect Jane.
(c) He knows the language of the eldils.
(d) He knows how to fight Merlin.

5. What feeling does Mark have when Mr. Frost enters the room the police are holding him in?
(a) He feels very afraid.
(b) He feels angry.
(c) He feels relieved.
(d) He feels sick.

6. Who offers to help Mark leave the N.I.C.E.?
(a) Jane.
(b) Mr. Dimble.
(c) Mr. MacPhee.
(d) Mr. Ransom.

7. Who is the first person to be killed during the chaos of the banquet?
(a) Frost.
(b) The Tramp.
(c) Jules.
(d) The Fairy.

8. Who is the man that Jane and Mr. Dimble see on the horse when they search the campground?
(a) Maleldil.
(b) Ransom.
(c) Merlin.
(d) The Head.

9. Why is Jane left out of the very important house meeting at St. Anne's after she meets the leader?
(a) They are suspicious of her true ties to Belbury.
(b) They want her to go to Belbury to fetch Mark during the meeting.
(c) They need her to keep guard at the door while they confer.
(d) They do not want her to dream about the meeting.

10. What is significant about the fire that Mr. Deniston and Ransom see in the distance while driving to find Merlin?
(a) They believe it is a sign of things to come.
(b) Jane has dreamed about it.
(c) The college is being burned down.
(d) The smoke is blue.

11. What does Mark realize will happen to him if he does not comply with all Mr. Wither's demands?
(a) They will fire him.
(b) They will kill him.
(c) He will never be promoted.
(d) They will not allow him to be part of an exclusive group.

12. Where does Lord Feverstone hide to get away from the madness in the banquet room?
(a) The objectivity room.
(b) The blood transfusion room.
(c) A car in the garage.
(d) A dish cupboard.

13. What effect does the coming of Jove have on the people at St. Anne's?
(a) Everyone in the house becomes very cold.
(b) Causes everyone in the house to feel regal and proud.
(c) The temperature rises, and a sweet breeze wafts through the room.
(d) Knowledge and thoughts flow freely.

14. How does the man in ragged clothes get to St. Anne's?
(a) He rides in a car.
(b) He rides a horse.
(c) He rides a donkey.
(d) He crawls along the ground.

15. What is Mark's opinion of The Fairy after she tells him his wife is in danger?
(a) He feels she is a bully.
(b) He knows that she is lying to him.
(c) He trusts her implicitly.
(d) He thinks she is as beautiful as ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Frost say Mark's murder charge was?

2. Where does Mark go after he finds his apartment has been empty for a few days?

3. Who is the one person who puts their trust in Ransom when everyone is accusing him of treachery after he speaks with Merlin.

4. What causes Mark to reflect on his dealings with the N.I.C.E. with great clarity after being brought back to Belbury?

5. When Mark wakes up in the banquet hall what does he see?

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