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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. What is the primary goal of CryptNet as explained by Hackworth to Fiona?
(a) Cryptnet wants a free flow of data, known as the Seed, to supplant the Feed upon which society currently relies.
(b) Cryptnet wants a free flow of data, known as the Feed, to supplant the Seed upon which society currently relies.
(c) Cryptnet wants a free flow of data, known as the Seed, to supplant the matter compilers upon which society currently relies.
(d) Cryptnet wants a new strain of mites to supplant the matter compilers upon which society currently relies.

2. At the Cathay Hotel, what does Beck invite Miranda to do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Join the Fist of Righteous Harmony.
(c) Join the Victorians.
(d) Join him for a drink.

3. What does Carl Hollywood discover has been implanted in everyone's blood by the Drummers?
(a) Parasites that make everyone want to participate in the Drummers' sexual rituals.
(b) Mites that can execute anyone with no warning.
(c) Nanosites that make everyone part of a network of distributed intelligence.
(d) Mites that increase physical desire.

4. During the party for Carl Hollywood's return from abroad, what does he say to Miranda?
(a) Her discomfort with the full Jodie implant doesn't matter as long as she enjoys being a ractor.
(b) Her motherly feelings for Nell don't matter as long as the job pays the bills.
(c) Her sisterly feelings for Nell don't matter as long as the job pays the bills.
(d) Her discomfort with the full Jodie implant doesn't matter as long as the job pays the bills.

5. When Hackworth awakens from his dream state, what sort of dreams does he recall?
(a) Clues to finding the Alchemist.
(b) Clues to unlock the Primer's code sequence.
(c) Intense sexual encounters with different people.
(d) Riding on a mechanical horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Carl Hollywood meets with Lord Finkle-McGraw after joining which phyle?

2. In the Primer, in the land of king Coyote, what does a crow steal from Princess Nell?

3. When Carl Hollywood meets with Lord Finkle-McGraw, what does Carl Hollywood say regarding Miranda?

4. In "General Description of Life with the Constable," what lesson does Constable Moore teach Nell?

5. When Carl Hollywood meets with Lord Finkle-McGraw, what does Lord Finkle-McGraw say regarding Elizabeth?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell Enters into the Lands of King Coyote," how does Princess Nell lose her last two remaining magical friends?

2. In "The Hackworths Have a Family Reunion," at the end of the tense meeting between Hackworth and Gwendolyn, what important event occurs?

3. In "Three Girls Go Exploring," what is Gwendolyn's emotional state when she learns that Hackworth is not in any danger?

4. In "Carl Hollywood Returns from Abroad," when Miranda admits to Carl Hollywood that she thinks of Nell as a daughter, what reaction does Carl Hollywood have?

5. In "A New Friend," what does the red-headed woman explain to Nell and Harv about the activities of the citizens of Dovetail?

6. In "Carl Hollywood's Hack," how do Carl Hollywood's activities in a teahouse begin to tie together the various main characters and plots in the novel?

7. When Nell is called to Mrs. Matheson's deathbed in "From the Primer, a Visit to Castle Turing," what does the woman say to Nell that seems to foreshadow future events?

8. Part Two of the novel opens with what sort of bizarre ritual?

9. In "Nell Goes to Madame Ping's Theatre," what brings Nell to the conclusion that the wall between reality and fiction is fragile?

10. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell Crosses the Trail of the Enigmatic Mouse Army," when grown-up Nell visits her ailing brother, Harv, what message does he share with her?

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