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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hackworth and Fiona find a group called the "Reformed Distributed Republic" based on information obtained in what way?
(a) From a fortune cookie.
(b) From an encoded message in Fiona's Primer.
(c) From a mediatron.
(d) From a messenger of Dr. X.

3. In the Primer, after Princess Nell outwits King Coyote, what does the King do?
(a) He reveals that he is Hackworth, and Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to meet Dr. X.
(b) He reveals that he is Hackworth, and says Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to meet an important person.
(c) He reveals that he is Dr. X, and says Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to become more powerful.
(d) He reveals that he is Hackworth, and says Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to become more powerful.

4. When Carl Hollywood visits a teahouse in Shanghai, he writes a paper in an effort to contact whom?
(a) Dr. X.
(b) Hackworth.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Beck.

5. After leaving Dr. X to travel to Shanghai, who does Hackworth find himself riding with?
(a) Miranda and Carl Hollywood.
(b) Young Chinese women.
(c) Lord Finkle-McGraw.
(d) Criminals on bicycles.

6. What is the name of Rita's horse?
(a) Gwendolyn.
(b) Eggshell.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Kidnapper.

7. Who rescues Carl Hollywood from the Fist of Righteous Harmony?
(a) Hackworth.
(b) Colonel Spence.
(c) Constable Moore.
(d) Nell.

8. In the Primer, in the land of king Coyote, what does a crow steal from Princess Nell?
(a) A magic box.
(b) Twelve keys.
(c) The Primer.
(d) Eleven keys.

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

10. In the Primer, what do Princess Nell and her friends do in the castle of King Magpie?
(a) Learn martial arts.
(b) Rescue Harv.
(c) Find a new friend.
(d) Steal the first key.

11. What does Hackworth realize after watching a theatrical performance on a barge?
(a) Fiona should return home to her mother.
(b) Hackworth should return home to Gwendolyn.
(c) Dr. X is the Alchemist.
(d) Hackworth is the Alchemist.

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

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

14. In the Primer, how many castles must Princess Nell visit to recover what was stolen from her by the crow?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

15. When Carl Hollywood finds Nell near the end of the novel, what is she doing?
(a) Calling on the Queen of the Mouse Army.
(b) Calling on the Queen of the Drummers.
(c) Calling on the Queen of the Seed.
(d) Calling on the Queen of the Fists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many floating orphanages are under the control of Dr. X?

2. What strategy does Constable Moore use to best Nell in a fight?

3. After the Drummers take turns with a woman during their ritual, what happens to the woman?

4. In the Primer, Princess Nell learns that several castles are plagued by a problem caused by whom?

5. Madame Ping, who hires Nell in her first job, runs what sort of establishment?

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