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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What mythical character does Mr. Dimble refer to while speaking with Jane about Bragdon Wood?
(a) Saint Nicholas.
(b) The Norse God of Thunder.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Zeuss.

5. How does Mark feel about his new propaganda work for the N.I.C.E.?
(a) He is proud to be part of something secret.
(b) He is frightened for his life.
(c) He is disgusted and is looking for a way out.
(d) He wants his name to be seen and heard.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.?

2. What does the Fairy do to Jane during the riot on the street?

3. What does Reverend Straik talk about at length at their secret society meetings?

4. What does Jane do when she sees the man from her dreams getting into a car belonging to the N.I.C.E.?

5. How does Mr. Wither seem to Mark during their conversation when Mark is first introduced at Belbury?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jane escape from the N.I.C.E. police force on the night of the riot?

2. What is Reverend Straik's warning to Mark about joining the N.I.C.E.?

3. How does Jane gain admittance into St. Anne's the first time she goes there?

4. What is the one job that Mark does not want to take if he joins the N.I.C.E.?

5. After hearing about her dreams, what does Mr. Dimble tell Jane to do if she feels the urge to tell anyone else about her dreams?

6. Why is Mr. Wither so upset with the Fairy for trying to take Jane by force on the night of the riot?

7. Why is Mr. Steele so hostile towards Mark when they are first introduced to each other at Belbury?

8. When Jane meets Lord Feverstone for the first time, how does she feel?

9. Why is the N.I.C.E. so interested in buying Bragdon Wood?

10. What was the fate of the only man to ever try and leave the N.I.C.E. and who was that man?

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