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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. Once X has escaped, what do the People of Desolation think that he and his companion are?
(a) Gods.
(b) Citizens of Sakiel-Norn.
(c) Prophets.
(d) Spies.

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

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

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

5. What did the girls call their tutor because of her last name?
(a) Miss Devil.
(b) Miss Violence.
(c) Miss Mean.
(d) Miss Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Winifred Griffen Prior die?

2. Soon after which war did Laura die?

3. In the man's story, how is the value of carpet determined?

4. What happened the week after Iris and Richard's wedding?

5. One of the newspaper articles describes the awarding of a prize for a high school student. For whom is this prize named?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Iris marry Richard Griffen?

4. At the end of chapter 6, the man is writing a story including characters X, Y, Z, and B. What is this story about?

5. In chapter 5, how do the two sisters feel toward their governess, Miss Violence?

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

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

8. Why does Benjamin Chase marry Adelia?

9. How is chapter 2 structured?

10. 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?

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