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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the major life-changing event that alters the world in this novel?
(a) The Turning.
(b) The Spinning.
(c) The Arrest.
(d) The Pivoting.

2. What is the name of Todbaum's and Journeyman's futuristic script?
(a) Shakespeare's Real Life.
(b) Real Scriptwriters of Philadelphia.
(c) Yet Another World.
(d) The Plague.

3. What do Jane and Lucius grow?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Mint.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Oranges.

4. In Chapter 25, what does Journeyman think he has lost that upsets him?
(a) His self-esteem.
(b) His potential.
(c) His income.
(d) Maddy's admiration.

5. Where did the Tinderwickians send the one "monster" in their midst?
(a) Founder's Park.
(b) Quarry Island.
(c) Spodosol.
(d) The Lake of Tiredness.

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

7. What birds had lately thrived in Tinderwick?
(a) Condors.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Wild turkeys.

8. Where does Theodore Nowlin want to try to sail to?
(a) Belfast.
(b) Newport.
(c) Bangor.
(d) Brunswick.

9. What does Todbaum call Journeyman?
(a) Rick.
(b) Alex.
(c) Sandman.
(d) Journeyman.

10. Where does Journeyman take Maddy in Chapter 22?
(a) The Transport Hub.
(b) Los Angeles Airport.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) The Bay Area Museum.

11. What is Journeyman's nickname?
(a) Alex.
(b) Zander.
(c) Sandy.
(d) Rick.

12. In Chapter 22, what does Maddy tell Journeyman she thinks Todbaum is doing with him?
(a) Hoarding.
(b) Taking advantage of.
(c) Practicing.
(d) Manipulating.

13. What does Todbaum call the machine he comes to Tinderwick in?
(a) The Rocket.
(b) The Tender Heart.
(c) The Slog.
(d) The Blue Streak.

14. Who makes batches of deodorant, tampons, toothpaste, brushes, and floss?
(a) Astur.
(b) Renate.
(c) Edwin Gorse.
(d) Needra.

15. What eventually happens with Todbaum's career?
(a) He leaves scriptwriting and producing to become an acupuncturist.
(b) He is ousted from his own production company over allegations of assault.
(c) He becomes a super-star Hollywood producer.
(d) He never rises to a level above middle management in a production company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of beverage does Todbaum's vehicle produce?

2. In Chapter 29, where does the new woman who comes to town in a boat set up her residence?

3. Who is the only other person who Todbaum says was ever in his vessel with him on his travels?

4. How does Journeyman think other writers used to view him?

5. In Chapter 19, where does Journeyman end up finding Maddy and Todbaum?

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