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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has changed between David and Rosalind?
(a) They no longer speak to one another.
(b) They are too busy to see one another.
(c) They are both in love with norms.
(d) They are in love.

2. Old Jacob tells David that the only way to cleanse deviations, even those in people, is to do what?
(a) Exile them.
(b) Pray over them.
(c) Cure them with medicine.
(d) Burn them.

3. Shortly after Petra’s birth, who comes to visit?
(a) Hope.
(b) Helen.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Harriet.

4. Who are the telepathic sisters David communicates with?
(a) Sally and Katherine.
(b) Anne and Sally.
(c) Katherine and Rachel.
(d) Anne and Rachel.

5. After the group introduced themselves to one another, they begin to do what?
(a) Wake each other up in the morning.
(b) Share stories about the Fringes people.
(c) Share what they learn in school.
(d) See the future.

6. Anne leaves behind a letter addressed to whom?
(a) The group of telepathics.
(b) The inspector.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her parents.

7. What is the name of David’s younger sister?
(a) Emily.
(b) Petra.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

8. A newborn is not formally announced until who approves the baby?
(a) The head of the patrol.
(b) The inspector.
(c) The magistrate.
(d) The local tax collector.

9. After fleeing Waknuk, Rosalind now believes thought-shapes only do what?
(a) Bring trouble.
(b) Make peace.
(c) Aid communication.
(d) Create empathy.

10. According to David, Petra is communicating with someone from which land while they are on the run?
(a) Newf.
(b) Kentak.
(c) Sealand.
(d) The Badlands.

11. What does David’s aunt ask his mother?
(a) To hide in the Strorm’s basement.
(b) To borrow Petra.
(c) To ask for a horse and wagon.
(d) To borrow some money.

12. What two forbidden things does Petra do at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) She rides her pony off Strorm land and goes into the woods.
(b) She rides her pony to a stream and goes swimming alone.
(c) She speaks to strangers and plays with a Fringes child.
(d) She takes her pony to Angus Morton and buys a new saddle.

13. How do the telepathics react to news of Anne’s plan to marry?
(a) They are shocked and think she is joking.
(b) They are upset and try to talk her out of it.
(c) They are disappointed and refuse to talk to her.
(d) They are happy and want to throw her a party.

14. When Rachel finally sees Anne, what does she find?
(a) Anne has taken her life.
(b) Anne is pretending to be dead.
(c) Anne has been killed by mutants.
(d) Anne has killed her husband.

15. Axel warns David that the bad season will make people look for what?
(a) Fringes people.
(b) A mutant.
(c) Rogue sailors.
(d) A scapegoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does David’s mother react to her sister’s request?

2. According to Axel, what was the name of the ninth telepathic?

3. According to old Jacob, what is the cause of the bad season?

4. After David, Petra, and Rosalind flee, Michael informs David that he plans to join a search party and report the group is headed in which direction?

5. How did the ninth telepathic die?

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