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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Sally and Katherine act after being taken?
(a) Innocent and bewildered.
(b) Sad and mournful.
(c) Angry and belligerent.
(d) Excited and happy.

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

3. Following Petra's second emergency situation, Axel tells David what worrisome news?
(a) Someone is asking questions about the group.
(b) David’s father knows about his secret.
(c) The inspector is coming to arrest David.
(d) Petra has told an adult about her ability.

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

5. According to the sermons David’s father delivers, what is the mutant?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Blessed.
(c) Accursed.
(d) Lucky.

6. The day after his aunt’s visit, what news does David and his family receive?
(a) His aunt was found hiding in a local barn, but no mention of the baby was made.
(b) His aunt escaped to the Fringes, but no mention of the baby was made.
(c) His aunt’s body was found in the river, but no mention of the baby was made.
(d) His aunt was captured by a patrol, but no mention of the baby was made.

7. How did the ninth telepathic die?
(a) He was fatally injured by an arrow.
(b) The inspector discovered his secret ability.
(c) He caught the flu.
(d) A tree fell on him.

8. The woman from Sealand emphasizes the importance of whom?
(a) Michael.
(b) David.
(c) Petra.
(d) Rosalind.

9. How long is Anne married before the marriage ends?
(a) Six months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Ten months.
(d) Nine months.

10. What attacks Petra’s pony when she is alone?
(a) A great bird.
(b) A Fringes child.
(c) A wild cat.
(d) A bear.

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

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

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

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

15. What word best describes David’s aunt after she is rejected by the Strorms?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Apologetic.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Defiant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jerome Skinner?

2. As the runaways move deeper into Wild Country, what decision are David and Rosalind unable to make without Michael’s guidance?

3. Why does Petra come to David’s room in the middle of the night?

4. Anne leaves behind a letter addressed to whom?

5. If the telepathics are caught, Michael says that it would be kinder to kill Petra than to let what happen to her?

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