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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) Source Victoria.
(b) Bespoke.
(c) The Leased Territories.
(d) Atlantis/Shanghai.

2. In the Primer, how does Miranda intervene in the story when she learns that Nell is in danger from her mother's new partner?
(a) Miranda advises Nell to ask Tequila to leave her new partner.
(b) Miranda tells Nell to stop reading the Primer.
(c) Miranda tells Nell to flee with her brother to a police station or orphanage.
(d) Miranda uses Dinosaur to teach Nell how to defend herself.

3. What is the occupation of Brad, who Nell and Harv have traveled to meet in Dovetail?
(a) Cooper.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Baker.
(d) Ractor.

4. In the Primer, Dinosaur tells the story of being defeated by a smaller creature, Belle. What sort of creature is Belle?
(a) A male raven.
(b) A young female monkey.
(c) A young female duck.
(d) An old rabbit.

5. What do the guards do to incapacitate Bud, after his assault and robbery, until the constable arrives?
(a) Wound him with their spray guns.
(b) Detain him with brute force.
(c) Handcuff him using nanotechnology.
(d) Shrink-wrap him with their special guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar", why is everything covered in black dust?

2. What modification does Judge Fang ask Hackworth to make to the Primer, against Hackworth's better judgment?

3. When she is first hired as a ractor, what commission rate must Miranda pay to Fred Epidermis?

4. In the Primer, the Dark Castle is guarded by whom?

5. What does Hackworth say allows the Primer to be more flexible, albeit more costly?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Torture Chamber of Judge Fang," what is unusual about the torture and the prisoner's response to that torture?

2. In "From the Primer, the Arrival of a Sinister Baron," when Nell and Harv are abused by their mother's newest lover, Burt, how do both Nell and Miranda use the Primer to help Nell?

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

4. As explained in "Miranda Takes an Interest in an Anonymous Client," how does Nell's interaction with her Primer differ from that of other children?

5. 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.

6. As described in "Miranda," what is a full "Jodie" and why does Miranda go through sixteen hours of torture to obtain one?

7. In "Hackworth Departs from Shanghai," what special reason does Hackworth have for giving a copy of the Primer to Fiona?

8. Describe Nell's early experiences with her Primer, as depicted in "Harv Brings Nell a Present."

9. As explained in "Hackworth in the Hong of Dr. X," why does Dr. X have such an unusual name, and what is his profession?

10. In "Judge Fang Pays a Visit to the Celestial Kingdom," why is the conversation between Judge Fang and Dr. X vague and inconcrete?

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