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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Thetes?
(a) Thetes are another name for Ashantis.
(b) Thetes are outcasts, not associated with any phyle.
(c) Thetes are mites.
(d) Thetes are an elite phyle.

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

3. In the Primer, why and how does Dinosaur sacrifice his life after he, Nell, and their three magic friends escape from the castle?
(a) Dinosaur was hindering the raven's flight, so he let go of the bird's claws.
(b) His weight was sinking their boat during a storm, so he jumped out.
(c) Dinosaur was so big, his friends were unable to hide from their enemies, so he ran away.
(d) Dinosaur felt he was too slow, holding his friends back, so he drank some poison.

4. In the Leased Territories, where do Nell and Harv sleep during their first night on the run?
(a) The seaside.
(b) A lake shore.
(c) The woods.
(d) The jungle.

5. In Vancouver, what does Hackworth do with the map that tracks the movement of the Primer?
(a) He forwards the original copy to Dr. X.
(b) He forwards the original copy to Lord Finkle-McGraw.
(c) He forwards the original copy to Judge Fang.
(d) He destroys the original copy.

6. How does the banker explain to Bud the penalties for missing payments on a line of credit?
(a) He indicates a group of prisoners digging ditches.
(b) He says Bud's credit card would self-destruct.
(c) He explains that Bud's skull gun would be removed.
(d) He points to a group of prisoners assembling jewelry.

7. What does the Constable at the gates of Dovetail warn Miranda to do?
(a) Keep her Primer hidden.
(b) Avoid speaking in an elevated Victorian manner.
(c) Avoid contact with Brad.
(d) Avoid speaking in the manner of Thetes.

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

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

10. Hackworth and Lord Finkle-McGraw communicate easily because they are both members of what?
(a) The same phyle.
(b) Equity.
(c) The Ashantis.
(d) Royalty.

11. In "More Tales from the Primer," how does Nell use the lessons taught by Dinosaur to Princess Nell to help herself in real life?
(a) Nell beats her brother at a game.
(b) Nell overpowers her mother's new boyfriend.
(c) Nell overpowers a stronger child in the playroom.
(d) Nell overpowers her brother.

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

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

14. What is the fate of Bud, following his trial for mugging and wounding a man?
(a) He is shrink-wrapped and sent to prison.
(b) He is remotely executed, without warning, by the explosion of microscopic bombs running through his blood.
(c) He is found innocent of all charges.
(d) He is executed by skull gun.

15. Who is the mother of Nell and Harv?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Gwendolyn.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Margharita.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Primer, what does the raven say Nell must do in order to rescue Harv from the castle?

2. What does Nell do with the matter compiler after her brother leaves the house?

3. What is Hackworth's code name for the Illustrated Primer project?

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

5. In the Primer, in what sort of test does Dinosaur beat Dojo?

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