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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Journeyman suspect Todbaum was able to survive the Cordon?
(a) He had guns that still worked.
(b) The Blue Streak was strong enough.
(c) He was strong enough to physically fight the Cordon.
(d) He was smart enough to evade the Cordon.

2. In Chapter 6, who does the Cordon tell Journeyman has come asking for him?
(a) Maddy.
(b) Edwin Gorse.
(c) Nedra.
(d) Peter Todbaum.

3. What movies does Journeyman see in Chapter 7?
(a) Back to the Future and Indiana Jones.
(b) Bridesmaids and The Secret Life of Pets.
(c) Raising Cain and Unforgiven.
(d) The Impossible and The Godfather III.

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

5. What is Kormentz calling his book?
(a) Burn It Down!
(b) My Life.
(c) Life Lessons From The Professor.
(d) The Pillow Book of Jerome Kormentz.

6. Who fixes bicycles in Tinderwick?
(a) Lucius.
(b) Mike Raritan.
(c) Jane.
(d) Nils.

7. Who was Tinderwick's mayor at one time?
(a) Edwin Gorse.
(b) Renate.
(c) Maddy.
(d) Journeyman.

8. Where does Journeyman steer Todbaum and his machine?
(a) Founder's Park.
(b) The library.
(c) The West Shore.
(d) The East Shore.

9. What does Todbaum say he had in Utah that he loved?
(a) Apples.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Pizza.

10. Which area is responsible for the peninsula's defenses against would-be invaders and marauders?
(a) Tinderwick.
(b) Spodosal.
(c) The Cordon.
(d) Granite Head.

11. How had Maddy's nature always struck Journeyman?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Open-minded.
(c) Reticent.
(d) Dark.

12. What institute of higher education did both Journeyman and Todbaum attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) University of Pennsylvania.
(d) University of California at Berkeley.

13. In Chapter 29, where does the new woman who comes to town in a boat set up her residence?
(a) Edwin's mansion.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) The library.
(d) The Lake of Tiredness.

14. What does Journeyman do in Tinderwick?
(a) He is a librarian.
(b) He is a candlemaker.
(c) He is a carpenter.
(d) He is a butcher's assistant.

15. What kind of work did Journeyman and Todbaum once collaborate on?
(a) Surgery.
(b) Landscaping.
(c) Scriptwriting.
(d) Accounting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman is the source of his vessel's power?

2. What does Todbaum call Journeyman?

3. What is Journeyman's nickname?

4. What structure does Astur really want to build on Quarry Island?

5. In Chapter 6, how does the person who has come looking for Journeyman arrive?

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