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

2. What is the name of the statue commissioned by Norval Chase and the War Memorial Committee?
(a) The Weary Soldier.
(b) The Brave Soldier.
(c) The Unnamed Soldier.
(d) The Lost Soldier.

3. In chapter 6, the man is toying with an idea for a new alien race composed of what?
(a) Silicon.
(b) Carbon.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Crystals.

4. Where is Laura found after going missing for a week, according to the newspaper article?
(a) The attic of Avilion.
(b) A summer residence in Muskoka.
(c) With Alex Thomas in the park.
(d) Sunnyside Beach Amusement Park.

5. What is the name of the planet on which the man's story takes place?
(a) Zycron.
(b) Zion.
(c) Saturn.
(d) Sakiel-Norn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Laura rumored to be?

2. For what is the prize for high school students awarded?

3. How does Aimee Griffen die?

4. What is the name of the Chase family's house?

5. How does X escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it awkward between Liliana and Norval Chase when he returns from the war?

2. Describe the relationship between the man and the woman in 'The Blind Assassin' sub novel in chapter 2.

3. In chapter 4, what is Richard Griffen's stance on creating jobs throughout government stimulus plans implemented in America by Franklin D. Roosevelt?

4. In chapter 6, the man and the woman talk about love and the way the man often says that love isn't real. Do you think the man truly believes this?

5. According to chapter 6, does the man enjoy writing science fiction stories?

6. Do you think X's chose the right course of action regarding the tongueless virgin?

7. What is the fate of slave children who make the carpets in Sakiel-Norn?

8. In chapter 5, Laura does something that scares and angers Iris because she thinks it will save her dead mother. What does Laura do?

9. How does Iris respond to requests for information about Laura?

10. In chapter 1, do you think Iris is too concerned with maintaining appearances?

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