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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hackworth Receives an Ambiguous Message | Part the Second: Hackworth has a Singular Experience.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Chang shows the robbery video to Hackworth, in which his illegal copy of the Primer was stolen, what does Hackworth do?
(a) Hackworth tries to escape, but is arrested.
(b) Hackworth runs and escapes arrest.
(c) Hackworth tries to bribe Chang.
(d) Hackworth denies any knowledge of a robbery.

2. In the Primer, who drives the trolls away from the castle?
(a) Peter Rabbit.
(b) Purple.
(c) Dinosaur.
(d) Duck.

3. After Miranda intervenes in the Primer's story to help Nell avoid danger, where does Miranda go?
(a) A bar in the Theatre Parnasse.
(b) A teahouse on an island.
(c) Atlantis/Shanghai.
(d) The Flea Circus.

4. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar", why is everything covered in black dust?
(a) The black dust is residue from the recycler.
(b) No one knows why everything is covered in black dust.
(c) The black dust is the the bodies of dead mites, the result of a war between factions.
(d) The black dust is a warning that war is imminent.

5. Why does Judge Fang decide to leave the Primer with Nell even though it is stolen property?
(a) Books are unimportant to Judge Fang.
(b) Books are more important to children than to adults.
(c) Books are unimportant to Hackworth.
(d) Judge Fang plans to secretly steal the Primer from Nell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Carl Hollywood give to Miranda after she expresses concern about her role in Nell's Primer?

2. In the Primer, what does Princess Nell discover in a hole in the ground?

3. When Chang visits Hackworth at his home, what item does he bring?

4. In the Primer, why and how does Dinosaur sacrifice his life after he, Nell, and their three magic friends escape from the castle?

5. Atlantis/Shanghai is protected by a grid of what?

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