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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What advice does Carl Hollywood give to Miranda after she expresses concern about her role in Nell's Primer?
(a) He says that if Nell is still alive, she will need Miranda.
(b) He says Miranda should stop worrying about Nell.
(c) He says Miranda should try to find the real-life Nell.
(d) He says Miranda should find a new ractor to take over her role in the Primer.

3. What is Hackworth's code name for the Illustrated Primer project?
(a) Thete.
(b) Bespoke.
(c) Primer.
(d) Runcible.

4. What name does Hackworth give to the item he generates in Vancouver using a card and a matter compiler?
(a) Hacker.
(b) Trigger.
(c) Compiler.
(d) Kidnapper.

5. Why is Lord Finkle-McGraw unable to view the Primer when Hackworth gives it to him?
(a) Lord Finkle-McGraw is illiterate.
(b) The Primer shut down because it has been illegally duplicated.
(c) Lord Finkle-McGraw speaks and reads a different dialect.
(d) The Primer is looking for a little girl to interact with.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bud visit a mod parlor?

2. The granddaughter of Lord Finkle-McGraw and the daughter of Hackworth attend a birthday party for whom?

3. What is the cloud that hangs over Atlantis/Shanghai?

4. Why does Hackworth believe it took two years to track down the location of the Primer?

5. In the Primer, what does Princess Nell discover in a hole in the ground?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Bud Is Prosecuted," how does the trial and sentencing of Bud illuminate the Confucian system of justice that Judge Fang follows?

2. When Judge Fang and his associates visit the Leased Territories in "Judge Fang Visits His District," what do they learn about the two groups of mites that are patrolling the area?

3. In "Miranda's Reactions to the Evening's Events," what advice does Carl Hollywood give to Miranda?

4. In "Judge Fang Goes for a Dinner Cruise," how does Dr. X first confirm the loyalty of Judge Fang, then place him in a dilemma?

5. In "Nell's Further Experiences with the Primer," how does the Primer reveal its ability to empathize with Nell and adapt to her needs?

6. In "Hackworth Presents the Primer to Lord Finkle-McGraw," why is Lord Finkle-McGraw unable to make the book function?

7. In "Hackworth's Dilemma," what is Hackworth's dilemma?

8. In "Mysterious Souvenir from Dr. X," what amazing device does Hackworth receive when he inserts a card into a matter compiler?

9. Describe the adventures and misadventures of Harv and Nell with the matter compiler in "Nell Learns to Work the Matter Compiler," with regard to making mattresses.

10. In "Nell and Harv's General Living Situation," why does Harv warn Nell about bad people, and what does he compare them to?

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