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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 does Maddy do to Todbaum that surprises him in Chapter 19?
(a) Locks him out of the apartment.
(b) Files a lawsuit against him.
(c) Steals his wallet.
(d) Slaps him.

2. In Chapter 6, how does the person who has come looking for Journeyman arrive?
(a) In a regular pick-up truck.
(b) In a boat.
(c) In a futuristic car that looks like a drilling machine.
(d) In a small airplane.

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

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 large yacht.
(c) A U.S. army vessel.
(d) A small French boat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work did Journeyman and Todbaum once collaborate on?

2. What is Journeyman's nickname?

3. Where does Journeyman steer Todbaum and his machine?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Todbaum say he feels the Tinderwick area has a lot of?

5. What happens as a result of the life-altering event that changes the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Tinderwick relationship with the Cordon?

2. What part of the Blue Streak is particularly popular with the townspeople of Tinderwick, including, grudgingly, Journeyman?

3. Why has Jerome Kormentz been exiled by the townspeople and where does he live?

4. Why does Maddy get so angry with Journeyman several months after The Arrest, as described in the section "Loss"?

5. Why do the residents of Tinderwick mostly call Journeyman "Sandy"?

6. What is "time averaging" as Journeyman practices it?

7. What idea does Maddy contribute to the script for Yet Another World?

8. What happens between Todbaum and Maddy when Maddy visits Journeyman in Los Angeles?

9. What kind of relationship did Journeyman and Todbaum have during the period when they lived together at the Starlet apartments?

10. How did Journeyman come to be a part of the community in Tinderwick?

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