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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. After Dr. X guides his ship into the jurisdiction of Judge Fang, what does Dr. X offer to do?
(a) Surrender to Judge Fang.
(b) Join the phyle of Judge Fang.
(c) Copy books for Judge Fang.
(d) Surrender the women and children into human trading.

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 tells Nell to flee with her brother to a police station or orphanage.
(b) Miranda advises Nell to ask Tequila to leave her new partner.
(c) Miranda uses Dinosaur to teach Nell how to defend herself.
(d) Miranda tells Nell to stop reading the Primer.

3. When Harv brings a stolen Primer to Nell, why does she throw it on the floor?
(a) She does not want her mother's boyfriend to see the book.
(b) She does not want her brother to give her stolen property.
(c) The Primer begins telling the story of a girl named Fiona.
(d) The Primer begins telling the story of a girl named Elizabeth.

4. What do Harv and Nell conclude about the small piece of cloth Harv found near the sea?
(a) The woven threads are too complicated to be human-made.
(b) The woven threads must be the remains of a sea creature.
(c) The woven threads are too complicated to be made by mites.
(d) The woven threads must contain a secret code.

5. In the Primer, how are Princess Nell and Harv brought to their adoptive parents?
(a) By several animal friends who found them in the forest.
(b) By a sea monster who carried them to shore.
(c) By a raven who flew them across the sea.
(d) By mermaids who found them floating at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nell Sees Something Peculiar," Nell sees Harv and everything outside her window covered in a black dust called what?

2. In "More Tales from the Primer," how does Nell use the lessons taught by Dinosaur to Princess Nell to help herself in real life?

3. In the video that Judge Fang views of a recent robbery, what was the robbers' mode of transportation?

4. Who is the mother of Nell and Harv?

5. Why does Judge Fang decide to leave the Primer with Nell even though it is stolen property?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. What is the significance of Hackworth's actions in "Hackworth Compiles the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer?"

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

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

9. 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?

10. In "Miranda's Reactions to the Evening's Events," what selfless act does Dinosaur perform and why?

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