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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Primer, what does Princess Nell discover in a hole in the ground?
(a) Twelve keys.
(b) Treasure.
(c) Four dolls.
(d) Proof that she is royalty.

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

3. In "Princess Nell in the City of King Magpie," how does a lesson from the Primer help Nell in real life?
(a) The Primer teaches Nell not to go off with a convincing stranger.
(b) The Primer teaches Nell how to swim.
(c) The Primer teaches Nell how to build a fire.
(d) The Primer warns Nell not to trust Harv.

4. What item does Hackworth generate in Vancouver using the card given to him by Dr. X's courier?
(a) A mechanical donkey that will fold into a suitcase.
(b) A mechanical horse that will fold into a suitcase.
(c) A mechanical horse that will fold into a chair.
(d) A mechanical horse that will fold into a computer.

5. "The Diamond Age" is set in what era?
(a) The late twenty-first century.
(b) The early twenty-second century.
(c) The late twenty-second century.
(d) The early twenty-first century.

6. In "Nell and Harv's General Living Situation," Harv warns Nell that there are bad people where?
(a) The Leased Territories.
(b) Atlantis/Shanghai.
(c) Source Victoria.
(d) Bespoke.

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

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

9. 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 overpowers her mother's new boyfriend.
(b) Nell beats her brother at a game.
(c) Nell overpowers her brother.
(d) Nell overpowers a stronger child in the playroom.

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

11. In the video that Judge Fang views of a recent robbery, what was the robbers' mode of transportation?
(a) They ran.
(b) They skated on nanoskates.
(c) They drove an old car.
(d) They rode high-tech bicycles.

12. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar," Nell sees Harv and everything outside her window covered in a black dust called what?
(a) Toner.
(b) Nanopollution.
(c) Coal.
(d) Reycling dust.

13. Why does Bud visit a mod parlor?
(a) To get a tattoo.
(b) To purchase retro clothing.
(c) To obtain a robot arm.
(d) To upgrade his skull gun to a state-of-the-art spray gun.

14. What does Judge Fang notice about the hat that was recovered from a recent robbery?
(a) The name "Bud" is printed inside.
(b) The hat is not visible in the video of the robbery.
(c) The name "Harv" is printed inside.
(d) The name "Hackworth" is printed inside.

15. 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) Handcuff him using nanotechnology.
(d) Wound him with their spray guns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the playroom of Nell's apartment building, what happens to the children who steal Nell's book?

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

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

5. What name does Hackworth give to the item he generates in Vancouver using a card and a matter compiler?

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