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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the three girls with original Primers when they play together outside the manor of Elizabeth's grandfather?
(a) Seven.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

2. When Hackworth goes to Seattle to see his ex-wife, how do the two communicate?
(a) Via text messages.
(b) Indirectly, through their daughter Fiona.
(c) In a formal, Victorian manner.
(d) Affectionately, as if they had never been apart.

3. In the Primer, by the time Princess Nell reaches the land of King Coyote, what happened to her two remaining magical friends?
(a) Both flew away with others of their kind.
(b) One flew away with another of his kind and the other was killed in battle.
(c) One flew away with another of his kind and the other fled into the woods after a failed mission.
(d) One fled into the woods after a failed mission and the other was killed in battle.

4. In the Primer, why does Princess Nell return to the Dark Castle after outwitting King Coyote?
(a) To dig a grave for her dead brother.
(b) To rescue Harv.
(c) To find her magical friends.
(d) To defeat the twelfth King.

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

6. What, according to Dr. X, caused the destruction of Chinese society prior to the time of this novel?
(a) Once thought came from the Feed, the people had no need to think.
(b) Once rice came from matter compilers, the people had no need to plant.
(c) Once rice came from the Seed, the people had no need to plant.
(d) Once fabric came from matter compilers, the people had no need to weave.

7. After Princess Nell outwits King Coyote, what does the Primer predict for Nell's future?
(a) She is destined to become a princess.
(b) She will become the lead engineer at Bespoke.
(c) She will lead an army of women who are about her age.
(d) She will rule all of Shanghai.

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

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

10. When Miranda and Carl Hollywood meet in a restaurant, what do they discuss?
(a) The technology behind the Primer's interactive features.
(b) American film history.
(c) Miranda's future as a ractor.
(d) The technology behind the Source Victoria.

11. When Hackworth leaves his ex-wife and daughter, what does his daughter do?
(a) She communicates her feelings for Hackworth through her Primer.
(b) She runs to her room and cries.
(c) She jumps on his mechanical horse and leaves with him.
(d) She tells Gwendolyn that she and Hackworth should remarry.

12. Madame Ping, who hires Nell in her first job, runs what sort of establishment?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A theatre.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A restaurant.

13. Who watches the three girls with Primers play outside the manor of Elizabeth's grandfather?
(a) Lord Finkle-McGraw, Judge Fang, and Gwendolyn.
(b) Lord Finkle-McGraw and Gwendolyn.
(c) Dr. X and Gwendolyn.
(d) Lord Finkle-McGraw and Judge Fang.

14. What is the reason for Miss Stricken's highly repetitive and useless tasks at the Academy?
(a) She takes joy from punishing the students.
(b) To teach good penmanship.
(c) To teach patience and obedience.
(d) To allow the other teachers some time away from the classroom.

15. What are the three important principles taught in the Academy?
(a) Obedience, brilliance, and joy.
(b) Obedience, boom, and joy.
(c) Boom, brilliance, and joy.
(d) Boom, joy, and free thought.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What theatrical company is performing on the barge that Hackworth and Fiona board?

3. When Hackworth awakens from his dream state, what sort of dreams does he recall?

4. The workers of Dovetail produce goods for whom?

5. What does Hackworth realize after watching a theatrical performance on a barge?

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