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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David, Petra, and Rosalind flee in which direction?
(a) Northwest.
(b) Northeast.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Southeast.

2. When Katherine transmits to the group, how does David describe her thoughts?
(a) As a warning to flee.
(b) As a cry of agony.
(c) As a message she was safe.
(d) As a message of love.

3. When David and Petra meet up with Rosalind after fleeing their home, what does Rosalind have with her?
(a) Her neighbor’s wagon.
(b) The blacksmith’s anvil.
(c) The inspector’s seal.
(d) Her father’s great-horses.

4. After telling David some worrisome news, what startling revelation does Axel tell David about Anne?
(a) Axel is the one responsible for murdering Anne’s husband.
(b) Axel is in love with Anne himself.
(c) Axel is the one responsible for telling Anne’s husband she is telepathic.
(d) Axel is hopeful Anne was still alive.

5. As a result of this second emergency beacon, what does David resolve regarding Petra?
(a) He resolves to run away with Petra.
(b) He resolves to teach her thought-shapes.
(c) He resolves to tell his mother about Petra.
(d) He resolves to find Jerome Skinner and kill him.

6. Who is Joe Darley?
(a) A man who communicates telepathically with Petra.
(b) A man who hunts mutants.
(c) A man from the Fringes.
(d) A man the inspector hires to make quiet inquiries.

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

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

9. After several days of travel, what signals to David that he has entered Wild Country?
(a) He sees grass that grew to a monstrous height.
(b) He sees miniature trees no taller than his ankle.
(c) He sees what looked like a dinosaur.
(d) He sees a strange creature that defied classification.

10. According to Petra, what can everyone do in Sealand?
(a) Drive cars.
(b) Make thought-shapes.
(c) Easily identify a Deviation.
(d) Recite Nicholson’s Repentances.

11. When David locates the source of the emergency beacon, what does he find?
(a) Petra nearly drowning.
(b) Rosalind trapped in a burning house.
(c) Anne being attacked by a wild boar.
(d) Katherine being hunted by a patrol.

12. What does Axel think about Anne’s impeding marriage?
(a) Axel believes David and the others are making a big deal over nothing.
(b) Axel believes Anne should tell everyone the truth about her ability.
(c) Axel agrees the marriage is a bad idea.
(d) Axel thinks the marriage is a good idea.

13. What are the names of the two telepathic boys David communicates with?
(a) Marlon and Mack.
(b) Mark and Martin.
(c) Matthew and Mason.
(d) Michael and Mark.

14. What event ends Anne’s marriage?
(a) Anne’s confession to the inspector.
(b) The arrival of the Fringes people.
(c) The telepathics visiting Anne at home.
(d) The murder of her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the group of telepathics fear regarding Katherine?

2. When the horseman spots David, Rosalind, and Petra, what does Rosalind shoot?

3. 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?

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

5. How long is Anne married before the marriage ends?

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