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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since Xan went to the home he grew up in?
(a) Six months.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

2. What reoccurring nightmare does Theo have of his father?
(a) His father standing at the foot of Theo's bed with an infected stub finger.
(b) His father in excruciating pain on his deathbed.
(c) His father hanging by a noose.
(d) His father beating him.

3. Xan and Theo salute which historical moment on the bridge near Xan's home?
(a) The death of Princess Diana.
(b) The Year Omega.
(c) The death of five young Cavaliers.
(d) The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

4. Why is Digby afraid of Theo?
(a) Theo threatened him.
(b) He thinks he recognizes him as someone who attacked him in the street.
(c) He fears he will alert the state that he needs to be taken to the Quietus.
(d) He is crazy.

5. What is Helena's opinion of the Sojourners that she talks about in Chapter 16?
(a) There should be stronger mandates as to how many are allowed in the country.
(b) They are lucky to be here, and no one's forced them to come.
(c) They should be free as any other citizen.
(d) They shouldn't be completely liberated, but perhaps given better pay and rights.

6. In Chapter 12, who else is at the meeting with Xan that Theo thought would be private?
(a) State Security Police.
(b) The Council.
(c) The Five Fishes.
(d) Army officers.

7. Who does Theo's wife leave him for?
(a) The neighbor who saw Theo run over their daughter.
(b) A poster and dust jacket designer.
(c) A Polish playwright.
(d) A children's doctor.

8. Who is Rolf?
(a) Julian's brother.
(b) Julian's husband.
(c) A priest.
(d) Theo's friend from college.

9. What is the Quietus?
(a) Rioting by renegades.
(b) The elderly perform a mass suicide.
(c) Women are injected with questionable fertility drugs.
(d) Scientists use stem cells to breed a new human race.

10. How does Theo remember Julian from when he taught her in class?
(a) Narcissistic.
(b) Outspoken.
(c) Naive.
(d) Unsettling.

11. On what anniversary that Helena seems ignorant of does she call Theo on the phone?
(a) One year since she left him.
(b) One year since his mother died.
(c) Thirty years since they married.
(d) Twenty-seven years since their daughter died.

12. What is the first of the Five Fishes' concerns that Theo speaks of at the meeting in Chapter 12?
(a) The Quietus.
(b) An election.
(c) The Sojourners.
(d) The Isle of Man.

13. Which of Shakespeare's plays is referred to at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) The Tempest.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) A Midsummer Night's Dream.
(d) Hamlet.

14. What are Sojourners?
(a) Religious preachers who promise damnation.
(b) Violent women disillusioned about their infertility.
(c) Gypsies that rob the elderly.
(d) Omegas from other countries paid to do servant's work.

15. What is Julian's most notable physical feature?
(a) Bright blue eyes.
(b) Thick eyebrows.
(c) She's missing a thumb.
(d) A disfigured hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Theo meeting Xan on behalf of the Five Fishes in Chapter 11?

2. "I never understood Dr. Faron's precise function when he was Warden's Adviser and it hasn't become clearer with his absence and the passing of three years." Who says this?

3. Who is the Five Fishes' pamphlet addressed to?

4. How does Theo's father die?

5. What secret of his father does Xan reveal to Theo while they walk in the park?

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