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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harv do when he returns to see what Nell has done with the matter compiler?
(a) Harv sends the extra items into the recycler.
(b) Harv sends the broken matter compiler into the recycler.
(c) Harv repairs the matter compiler.
(d) Harv tells his mother about Nell's mischief.

2. In the Primer, how are Princess Nell and Harv brought to their adoptive parents?
(a) By several animal friends who found them in the forest.
(b) By a sea monster who carried them to shore.
(c) By a raven who flew them across the sea.
(d) By mermaids who found them floating at sea.

3. In the Primer, the Dark Castle is guarded by whom?
(a) Thetes.
(b) Mites.
(c) Constables.
(d) Trolls.

4. In the Primer, what does the raven say Nell must do in order to rescue Harv from the castle?
(a) Collect ten keys in the hands of ten trolls.
(b) Collect twelve keys in the hands of twelve trolls.
(c) Collect twelve keys in the hands of twelve kings and queens.
(d) Collect ten keys in the hands of ten kings and queens.

5. In the Primer, what does Dinosaur tell the children to do after the Baron falls asleep drunk?
(a) Attack him with a screwdriver.
(b) Find their stepmother.
(c) Hide his alcohol.
(d) Flee.

6. What does Hackworth say allows the Primer to be more flexible, albeit more costly?
(a) Nanobytes.
(b) Ractors.
(c) Mites.
(d) Leather binding.

7. In the Primer, what is the occupation of Princess Nell's adoptive father?
(a) King.
(b) Ractor.
(c) Guard.
(d) Fisherman.

8. What do the guards do to incapacitate Bud, after his assault and robbery, until the constable arrives?
(a) Detain him with brute force.
(b) Wound him with their spray guns.
(c) Handcuff him using nanotechnology.
(d) Shrink-wrap him with their special guns.

9. Where do Dr. X and Judge Fang first meet to discuss their mutual interest in the Primer?
(a) A theater in the French Quarter of Old Shanghai.
(b) The Flea Circus.
(c) A teahouse on an island.
(d) Judge Fang's office.

10. In "Harv Brings Nell a Present," what happens when Tequila's boyfriend throws the Primer at Nell?
(a) The Primer hits Tequila.
(b) The Primer knocks Nell to the ground.
(c) The Primer avoids hitting Nell.
(d) The Primer hits Tequila's boyfriend.

11. What is the cloud that hangs over Atlantis/Shanghai?
(a) Microscopic organisms that act as an immune system.
(b) A dome that shields the area.
(c) Pollution.
(d) A constant source of rain and gloom.

12. Judge Fang's prisoner, PhyrePhox, is accused of belonging to which criminal gang?
(a) The Fist of Leftist Harmony.
(b) The Fist of Righteous Harmony.
(c) The Might of Righteous Peace.
(d) The Mites of Righteous Harmony.

13. Out of concern for Nell's safety (because two groups want her Primer), what does Judge Fang do?
(a) He confiscates the Primer from Nell.
(b) He orders surveillance cameras for her apartment building.
(c) He moves Nell and her family to a new apartment building.
(d) He places security guards around her apartment building.

14. Lord Finkle-McGraw commissioned the Primer for his granddaughter for what reason?
(a) To help him communicate with her over long distances.
(b) To raise her with some subversive culture.
(c) She wanted one for her birthday.
(d) To improve her reading skills.

15. What is the occupation of Brad, who Nell and Harv have traveled to meet in Dovetail?
(a) Baker.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Ractor.
(d) Cooper.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Nell reads the Primer alone in her room, who becomes its main character?

2. At the Flea Circus, how does Chang surprise Hackworth?

3. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar", why is everything covered in black dust?

4. In the Primer, who kills the Baron?

5. When Nell reads the Primer for the second time, who frees Princess Nell and her friends from the castle?

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