2. What does Theo do with the Five Fishes' pamphlet?
(a) Wrote his grocery list over it.
(b) Flushed it down the toilet.
(c) Showed it to Helena.
(d) Saved it in his diary.

3. What are Theo's thoughts towards England holding a general election?
(a) He agrees with the Five Fishes, and hopes to see Xan lose.
(b) He doesn't bother to care about things like that.
(c) He thinks it would be disruptive and Xan would win anyway.
(d) He would like to run against his cousin.

4. How many times does Theo lie to the State Security Police when they visit him?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Five times.
(d) He didn't.

5. Xan and Theo are both named after whom?
(a) Biblical figures.
(b) Forefathers.
(c) Uncles.
(d) Authors.

6. What is Theo's job with Xan?
(a) Minister for Justice and State Security.
(b) Minister of Historic Record.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Advisor.

7. How does the driver describe the flagellants?
(a) "An obnoxious reminder to our fate."
(b) "A horde of vile beasts unworthy of breath."
(c) "A rabble of no-hopers."
(d) "A group adding nothing more than insult to injury."

8. Where is Digby from?
(a) Wimbledon.
(b) Merton.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Cardiff.

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

10. What is Xan wearing when he surprises Theo at the car in Chapter 13?
(a) A fur-lined jacket.
(b) A feathered hat.
(c) A pinstriped suit.
(d) A tweed coat.

11. Why does the priest demand that Theo leave the church before eleven?
(a) There is a mass.
(b) There is a christening.
(c) There is a funeral.
(d) There is a wedding.

12. Who beat themselves for the sin of mankind?
(a) Sojourners.
(b) Evangelicals.
(c) Youth groups.
(d) Flagellants.

13. Who is the last character to speak in Chapter 12?
(a) The Grenadier.
(b) Theo.
(c) Xan.
(d) Felicia.

14. What is Theo's opinion of the Chief Inspector at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) A terrifying bureaucrat capable of unspeakable evil.
(b) A coward, fulfilling his need for pre-measured authority.
(c) A respectable administer of order, unusual for the times.
(d) An aging and foul-smelling, wishful hero who missed his chance.

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