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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a park in Vancouver, Hackworth follows a mysterious woman where?
(a) The beach.
(b) Dr. X's laboratory.
(c) A small cabin.
(d) Underwater caves.

2. After watching the performance of the theater company on the barge, what does Fiona decide to do?
(a) Help her father to seek the Alchemist.
(b) Join the theater company.
(c) Return home to her mother.
(d) Join the Fist of Righteous Harmony.

3. What does Gwendolyn reveal to Hackworth regarding their divorce contract?
(a) The contract prohibits any relationship between Hackworth and his daughter.
(b) The contract allows shared custody of Fiona.
(c) The contract grants Hackworth full custody of his daughter.
(d) The contract is only valid if Hackworth agrees to sign it.

4. In China, Hackworth meets with Dr. X in what sort of building?
(a) The Flea Circus of Dr. X.
(b) The courtroom of Judge Fang.
(c) A former McDonald's.
(d) A former WalMart.

5. In the Primer, Princess Nell learns that several castles are plagued by a problem caused by whom?
(a) The Mouse Army.
(b) The Robot Army.
(c) The Black Knight.
(d) The Duke of Turing.

6. What strategy does Constable Moore use to best Nell in a fight?
(a) He grabs her hair.
(b) He corners her with a sword.
(c) He surprises her with a martial arts kick.
(d) He flips her over his shoulder.

7. When a grown-up Nell visits Harv in the Leased Territories, what does he ask her to do?
(a) Remember that he gave her the book that helped her become a powerful woman.
(b) Bring him a copy of the Primer.
(c) Remember that he protected her from Tequila's many lovers.
(d) Find a cure for his health problems.

8. In the Primer, Nell encounters an army of mice who ride on what?
(a) Cats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Bicycles.
(d) Mechanical horses.

9. In what way, other than academically, does Nell's time at the Academy expand her personality?
(a) Virtual visits to other cities.
(b) Opportunities to interact with real people.
(c) Opportunities to read books besides the Primer.
(d) Time spent using mediatrons.

10. Hackworth receives a message in Vancouver to seek whom?
(a) Dr. X.
(b) Lord Finkle-McGraw.
(c) The Arbitrator.
(d) The Alchemist.

11. How do the Primers that are given to the many Han girls differ from Nell's Primer?
(a) Artificial Intelligence rather than a ractor.
(b) Thinner and made with low-quality materials.
(c) No difference.
(d) No gold lettering on the covers.

12. Which of the three girls who possess original Primers is the first to leave the Academy?
(a) Fiona.
(b) Elizabeth and Fiona together.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Nell.

13. In "General Description of Life with the Constable," what lesson does Constable Moore teach Nell?
(a) Mediatrons are the best teachers.
(b) Painful experiences are just as valuable as good ones.
(c) War is preferable to peace.
(d) Books are a good substitute for experience.

14. For what purpose does Constable Moore use mediatrons?
(a) To play interactive games.
(b) To relive his past as a warrior.
(c) To recreate his past with new outcomes.
(d) To stay abreast of current events.

15. After being released from his dream-like prison, what does Hackworth realize about the Drummers?
(a) The Drummers use sex to exchange biological imprints.
(b) The Drummers use poetry to exchange musical theories.
(c) The Drummers use sex to exchange molecules of data.
(d) The Drummers use music to exchange molecules of data.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. X tells Hackworth that his years with the Drummers served what purpose?

2. Before Nell leaves Constable Moore and Dovetail, who does he advise her to be on the lookout for?

3. In the Primer, why does Princess Nell return to the Dark Castle after outwitting King Coyote?

4. What, according to Dr. X, caused the destruction of Chinese society prior to the time of this novel?

5. At the Cathay Hotel, what does Beck invite Miranda to do?

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