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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 color hair does Brad's female friend have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

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

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

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

5. In the Primer, in the land of king Coyote, what does a crow steal from Princess Nell?
(a) The Primer.
(b) Eleven keys.
(c) Twelve keys.
(d) A magic box.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what day of the week does Miss Stricken require girls to copy pages of historical documents?

3. The adults conclude what, after watching the three girls play outside the manor of Elizabeth's grandfather?

4. How many floating orphanages are under the control of Dr. X?

5. Dr. X tells Hackworth that his years with the Drummers served what purpose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Final Onslaught of the Fists," what message does Carl Hollywood receive from the government, and how does he carry out that request?

4. In the final scene of the novel when Nell rescues Miranda from the Drummers, how are various subplots tied together into one cohesive whole?

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

6. 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?

7. In "The Hackworths in Transit, and in London," what surreal event do Hackworth and Fiona encounter on a barge, and how do their lives change as a result?

8. In "Carl Hollywood Takes the Oath," why is he allowed to join the elite Atlantis phyle and gain acceptance from Lord Finkle-McGraw?

9. In "Nell's Passage Through Pudong," when Nell seeks employment at the brothel of Madame Ping, what sort of service does she hope to perform?

10. In "Hackworth Awakes from a Dream," after waking from his dream of multiple sexual encounters and traveling back through the underwater tunnels, what clues does Hackworth find to indicate the passage of time?

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