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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The granddaughter of Lord Finkle-McGraw and the daughter of Hackworth attend a birthday party for whom?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Fiona.
(c) Princess Charlotte.
(d) Gwendolyn.

2. Judge Fang believes that the two groups of mites searching for Nell's Primer were designed by whom?
(a) A Victorian and a matter compiler.
(b) Dr. X and a Victorian.
(c) Dr. X and a Thete.
(d) A matter compiler and a Thete.

3. What do Harv and Nell conclude about the small piece of cloth Harv found near the sea?
(a) The woven threads must be the remains of a sea creature.
(b) The woven threads are too complicated to be made by mites.
(c) The woven threads must contain a secret code.
(d) The woven threads are too complicated to be human-made.

4. What does Harv decide to produce for his sister, Nell, on the matter compiler?
(a) A recycler.
(b) Lunch.
(c) A new mattress.
(d) A book.

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

6. In the Primer, in what sort of test does Dinosaur beat Dojo?
(a) Obstacle course.
(b) Martial arts.
(c) Hangman.
(d) Tic-Tac-Toe.

7. What does Demetrius Cotton give to Hackworth when he arrives at work?
(a) A book.
(b) A plan for a power supply.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) Money.

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

9. What are passives?
(a) Old movies.
(b) Harmless mites.
(c) High-tech movies.
(d) Sedated activists.

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

11. What is the function of Source Victoria?
(a) Computer networking.
(b) Artificial intelligence.
(c) Filtering dirty sea water and polluted air.
(d) Maintaining Victorian values.

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

13. In the Primer, when Princess Nell returns with twelve keys to rescue Harv, what happens to Harv?
(a) Harv is rescued.
(b) Harv imprisons Princess Nell.
(c) Harv wounds Princess Nell with an arrow.
(d) Harv is killed.

14. 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) Bespoke.
(d) Source Victoria.

15. In the torture chanber, PhyrePhox admits that his organization's ship carries what cargo?
(a) Skull guns and other contraband.
(b) Women and children rescued from Atlantis/Shanghai.
(c) Women and children to be used in human trading.
(d) Women and children rescued from inland China.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Judge Fang notice about the hat that was recovered from a recent robbery?

4. In "Princess Nell in the City of King Magpie," how does a lesson from the Primer help Nell in real life?

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

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