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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before hailing a cab in Chapter 1, how does Manny plan to travel?
(a) On foot.
(b) By limo.
(c) By flying.
(d) By bike.

2. What does Manny use to defeat the Ick?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A sword.
(c) A pistol
(d) A walking stick.

3. In Chapter 1, what street is Manny trying to get to?
(a) Lincoln Avenue.
(b) FDR Drive.
(c) Wall Street.
(d) JFK Boulevard.

4. What is Manny's full name?
(a) Mandolin.
(b) Manfred.
(c) Joe.
(d) Manhattan.

5. At Penn Station, Manny feels pain left over from what?
(a) A stab wound.
(b) A recent tonsilectomy
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) A punch in the face.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Inwood Hill Park, how many people does the Woman in White tell Manny are out there like him?

2. What kind of novels does Aislyn read?

3. What is wrong with Manny when the novel begins?

4. Aislyn cannot remember the White Woman’s name, so she decides to call her what?

5. What is the Prologue speaker's first lesson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman in the park with the camera accuse Manny and Bel of?

2. Though Aislyn thinks of her as a crazy person, why does she continue to stay with the Woman in White until she gets on the bus?

3. What is Aislyn Houlihan doing at the Staten Island Ferry?

4. What does Sao Paulo's attitude seem to be towards his job?

5. Who does the Woman in White confuse Bel for, and what do readers learn from her confusion?

6. In Inwood Hill Park, how does Manny manage to defend himself and Bel from the white wriggling ooze?

7. What happens when Manny first encounters his roommate, Bel?

8. Who arrives to save Manny and Bel in Inwood Hill Park, and how does she do it?

9. Describe Aislyn’s father.

10. How does Manny manage to defeat the Ick on FDR Drive?

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