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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Straik and Wither do to Filostrato when Filostrato is taken to meet the Head?
(a) Explain to him the real mission of the N.I.C.E.
(b) Make him spend some time in the objectivity room.
(c) Cut off his head.
(d) Strip him of his clothes.

2. What change occurs in Mr. Dimble as the search party for Merlin draws nearer to the fire?
(a) He becomes angry with Ransom for sending him here.
(b) All of his sins are brought to his mind.
(c) He loses all his fear.
(d) He fears that there may not be an afterlife.

3. 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 does not fully understand everthing that was said.
(c) She is frightened of his power.
(d) She believes the story is true.

4. What causes Mark to reflect on his dealings with the N.I.C.E. with great clarity after being brought back to Belbury?
(a) He thinks he is about to be killed.
(b) He spent a long time away from Belbury.
(c) He is crippled with fear.
(d) He was given a mind clarifying injection.

5. Why is Wither always so distracted?
(a) He has trained his body to complete tasks of the day without mental attention.
(b) He hears the voices of the Eldils constantly.
(c) He is a double agent with Belbury and St. Anne's.
(d) His intelligence is far beyond most people's and he is easily bored.

6. Who is the bearded man on the stone table that Jane sees in her dreams?
(a) Ransom.
(b) Maleldil.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Mr. Wither.

7. What does Frost receive while he is in the holding cell with Mark that makes him leave in a hurry?
(a) A telepathic warning from Wither.
(b) A package.
(c) A note.
(d) A message from the eldil.

8. The author makes a reference to a place written about in the stories by J.R.R. Tolkein. What is the name of this place?
(a) Deep Heaven.
(b) Eldils Well.
(c) Mordor.
(d) Numior.

9. What happens to Mark when he leaves Mr. Dimble to think about leaving the N.I.C.E. for an hour?
(a) He sees Jane with another man.
(b) He is attacked.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He falls asleep.

10. How does Merlin greet Ransom when he realizes Ransom is the real leader at St. Anne's?
(a) Gets down on one knee and bows to him.
(b) Shakes his hand warmly.
(c) Embraces him and kisses both cheeks.
(d) Prostates himself on the floor until commanded to stand.

11. According to Merlin, if Jane had had a child, what would that child have done?
(a) Kept humanity safe for a thousand years.
(b) Vanquished the College before it allowed the N.I.C.E. to take over.
(c) Reigned as king, and been an assistant to Ransom.
(d) Known the secret to defeating the N.I.C.E.

12. What does Merlin show fear of during his private conversation with Ransom?
(a) Memories.
(b) Death.
(c) Failure.
(d) Pain.

13. What makes Mark lose his resolve to distrust anyone at the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He is offered a spot in a prestigious group.
(b) He is shown the full plan of the N.I.C.E.
(c) He is offered wealth and happiness.
(d) He is threatened.

14. What did Jane dream about the night that Mark saw the Head?
(a) She saw the Fairy trying to kill Mark.
(b) She saw Mr. Wither and The Fairy convincing Mark to kill Jane.
(c) She saw Mark meeting the Head.
(d) She saw Mr. Ransom taking Mark away from Belbury.

15. How are Wither and Frost attempting to communicate with the man they think is Merlin?
(a) They are using the Head to translate.
(b) They are writing everything down.
(c) They are speaking old langauges like Latin.
(d) They are using hand motions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mark realize will happen to him if he does not comply with all Mr. Wither's demands?

2. What happens to Jules in the middle of his banquet speech?

3. What makes Mark want to belong to the N.I.C.E. after he had made the decision to resist them?

4. Why is it so hard for Jane, Ransom and Mr. Deniston to find the fence that Jane dreamed about?

5. What is significant about the fire that Mr. Deniston and Ransom see in the distance while driving to find Merlin?

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