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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hobby does Iris adopt to pacify Winifred?
(a) Philanthropy.
(b) Photography.
(c) Writing.
(d) Gardening.

2. Where is the Chase industries picnic held?
(a) Ticonderoga Park.
(b) Chase Park.
(c) Avilion.
(d) The Camp Grounds.

3. What is the name of the restaurant where Iris had previously spied on Sabrina and a group of her friends?
(a) The Fire Pit.
(b) Inferno.
(c) The Fiery Furnace.
(d) The Flame Grill.

4. What was the theme of the charity ball Winifred organized according to the newspaper article?
(a) Masquerade.
(b) Commedia dell'artre.
(c) Xanadu.
(d) Tamurlane in Samarkand.

5. Why are the invaders friendly to strangers?
(a) They believe hospitality to be the supreme virtue.
(b) They want to treat others as they want to be treated.
(c) They can use them to gather helpful insider information.
(d) They might be messengers of the gods.

6. What does the statue on top of the Chase family monument depict?
(a) An angel holding a baby.
(b) Two angels embracing.
(c) Two angels, one leaning against the other.
(d) One angel blowing a trumpet.

7. Where do the two lovers meet at the beginning of chapter 4?
(a) Under a bridge.
(b) A friend of the man's room.
(c) A run-down cafe.
(d) On a street corner.

8. For what is the prize for high school students awarded?
(a) Painting.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Creative Writing.
(d) Sculpture.

9. Who do the authorities conclude is responsible for setting fire to the button factory?
(a) Elwood Murray.
(b) Alex Thomas.
(c) Norval Chase.
(d) Richard Griffen.

10. Where does Iris keep Laura's notebooks?
(a) A coffee can.
(b) A steamer trunk.
(c) A drawer.
(d) A sealed jar.

11. At the lover's first picnic, what are they eating?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Hard-boiled eggs.
(c) Turkey sandwiches.
(d) Potato Salad.

12. In chapter 7, to whom does Iris want to will Laura's things?
(a) Sabrina.
(b) The library.
(c) Myra.
(d) A university.

13. For what is the Chase family house named?
(a) A city in the Bible.
(b) A manor found in Frances Hodgson Burnett's writing.
(c) An island found in Tennyson's writing.
(d) A castle found in T.H. White's writing.

14. What are the slaves called in the man's story?
(a) Ygnirods.
(b) Zycronians.
(c) Snilfards.
(d) Proletarians.

15. Who founded Port Ticonderoga?
(a) General Grant.
(b) General Griffen.
(c) Colonel Chase.
(d) Colonel Parkman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is reputed to have authored 'The Blind Assassin'?

2. How does Laura Chase die?

3. In chapter 6, the man is toying with an idea for a new alien race composed of what?

4. Once X has escaped, what do the People of Desolation think that he and his companion are?

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Richard proposes to Iris?

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