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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what day of the week does Miss Stricken require girls to copy pages of historical documents?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

3. After the Drummers take turns with a woman during their ritual, what happens to the woman?
(a) She douses the flames and serves drinks to the men.
(b) She sits in a corner while the men continue their ritual.
(c) She dances, then leaves the area.
(d) She catches fire and burns to ashes.

4. At her new place of employment, who does Nell befriend?
(a) Chinese girls.
(b) Victorian girls.
(c) Cryptnet.
(d) The Fist of Righteous Harmony.

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

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

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

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

9. After Nell reads in the Primer that Princess Nell is not really of royal descent, what happens to Nell?
(a) She is hailed as Queen by her soldiers, then kidnapped and tortured by the Victorians.
(b) She is kidnapped and tortured by girls friendly to Cryptnet, then rescued by her soldiers who hail her as Queen.
(c) She is kidnapped and tortured by girls friendly to the Fists, then rescued by her soldiers who hail her as Queen.
(d) She is hailed as Queen by her soldiers, then kidnapped and tortured by the Fists.

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

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

12. Where does Brad's friend take Nell and Harv so they can wait for Brad?
(a) The Gatehouse.
(b) A teahouse.
(c) The Millhouse.
(d) The beach.

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

14. What does the Fist of Righteous Harmony try to do in the Pudong suburb?
(a) Recruit new members.
(b) Burn the Feed lines that crisscross the city.
(c) Destroy Cryptnet.
(d) Burn the Seed lines that crisscross the city.

15. As Nell nears the end of the Primer, what does she wonder?
(a) Nell wonders if the Primer is a conduit between herself and the Fist of Righteous Harmony.
(b) Nell wonders if the Primer is forcing her into a role she does not want.
(c) Nell wonders if the Primer is a conduit between herself and another human who really loves her.
(d) Nell wonders if the Primer is a conduit between herself and the Feed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary goal of CryptNet as explained by Hackworth to Fiona?

2. Which of the three girls who possess original Primers is the first to leave the Academy?

3. After watching the performance of the theater company on the barge, what does Fiona decide to do?

4. During the party for Carl Hollywood's return from abroad, what does he say to Miranda?

5. When Hackworth goes to Seattle to see his ex-wife, how do the two communicate?

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