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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 179 - 240).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had wrecked on Quarry Island some time before the start of the novel?
(a) A U.S. army vessel.
(b) A mid-sized sailboat full of pets and nothing else.
(c) A large yacht.
(d) A small French boat.

2. What does Todbaum say the woman who used to ride with him in the Blue Streak really wanted?
(a) To have sex with him.
(b) To have him tell her stories.
(c) To take him home to her parents.
(d) To steal the machine from him.

3. What food does Mike Raritan make to help sweeten the pot with dealings with the Cordon?
(a) Fresh scones.
(b) Chocolate chip cookies.
(c) Fish stew.
(d) Mackrel-and-potato fritters.

4. Who is the woman Todbaum tells the assembled crowd used to ride with him in the Blue Streak for a while in Chapter 46?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Sally.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Atlanta.

5. How does Journeyman feel at seeing all the activity on Quarry Island in Chapter 49?
(a) Motivated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Left out.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fixes bicycles in Tinderwick?

2. Who is the butcher in Tinderwick?

3. What kind of cult does Todbaum say he encountered in Kansas?

4. Who tells Journeyman that the Cordon would like a meeting with Tinderwick in Chapter 37?

5. What was Kormentz's crime?

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