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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. After Dr. X guides his ship into the jurisdiction of Judge Fang, what does Dr. X offer to do?
(a) Copy books for Judge Fang.
(b) Surrender the women and children into human trading.
(c) Surrender to Judge Fang.
(d) Join the phyle of Judge Fang.

3. Where do Peacock Bank customers keep their credit cards?
(a) Custom wallets with electronic locks.
(b) Implanted inside a skull gun.
(c) The bank does not issue credit cards.
(d) Mounted on a bone near the surface of the skin.

4. Atlantis/Shanghai is protected by a grid of what?
(a) Guards with skull guns.
(b) Interconnected pods that monitor the area.
(c) Nano wires.
(d) Microcomputers.

5. Before Hackworth leaves for Vancouver, what does he give to his daughter?
(a) His hat.
(b) A matter compiler.
(c) A handful of mites.
(d) A copy of the Primer.

6. In the Primer, Dinosaur tells the story of being defeated by a smaller creature, Belle. What sort of creature is Belle?
(a) A male raven.
(b) A young female duck.
(c) An old rabbit.
(d) A young female monkey.

7. When Nell reads the Primer alone in her room, who becomes its main character?
(a) Princess Nell.
(b) Princess Elizabeth.
(c) Princess Charlotte.
(d) Princess Miranda.

8. What is another name for the office of Dr. X?
(a) Source Victoria.
(b) Bespoke.
(c) Atlantis/Shanghai.
(d) Flea Circus.

9. What is Hackworth's code name for the Illustrated Primer project?
(a) Runcible.
(b) Primer.
(c) Thete.
(d) Bespoke.

10. In the playroom of Nell's apartment building, what happens to the children who steal Nell's book?
(a) They are carried off by mites.
(b) They are sprayed with blue ink.
(c) They suffer a mysterious and sudden illness.
(d) They become invisible.

11. What does Nell do with the matter compiler after her brother leaves the house?
(a) Nell destroys the gift her brother made.
(b) Nell generates a month's worth of food.
(c) Nell generates enough mattresses to fill the room.
(d) Nell breaks the matter compiler.

12. What name does Hackworth give to the item he generates in Vancouver using a card and a matter compiler?
(a) Trigger.
(b) Compiler.
(c) Hacker.
(d) Kidnapper.

13. After Nell and Harv escape to the Leased Territories, why can't they meet up with Harv's friends?
(a) If Dr. X learns that Nell has the Primer, he will kill Harv.
(b) Harv's friends will not travel to the Leased Territories.
(c) Harv's friends have joined a rival gang, and they would kill Harv.
(d) Harv's friends would steal the Primer from Nell.

14. 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) The Flea Circus.
(c) A teahouse on an island.
(d) Atlantis/Shanghai.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Judge Fang decide to leave the Primer with Nell even though it is stolen property?

2. In "Harv Brings Nell a Present," what happens when Tequila's boyfriend throws the Primer at Nell?

3. Lord Finkle-McGraw commissioned the Primer for his granddaughter for what reason?

4. In the video that Judge Fang views of a recent robbery, what was the robbers' mode of transportation?

5. When Hackworth visits the office of Dr. X, where does Dr. X forage for mites?

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