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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. For how long was Carl Hollywood away in London, prior to the party in honor of his return?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

2. What strategy does Constable Moore use to best Nell in a fight?
(a) He surprises her with a martial arts kick.
(b) He corners her with a sword.
(c) He grabs her hair.
(d) He flips her over his shoulder.

3. When Nell leaves the Academy, into what area does she travel?
(a) Atlantis/Shanghai.
(b) The Pudong Economic Zone.
(c) The Leased Territories.
(d) Bespoke.

4. At her new place of employment, who does Nell befriend?
(a) Cryptnet.
(b) The Fist of Righteous Harmony.
(c) Victorian girls.
(d) Chinese girls.

5. Riding around Vancouver, what does Hackworth find in a compartment of his mechanical horse?
(a) Fortune cookies.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Surveillance equipment.
(d) Mites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary goal of CryptNet as explained by Hackworth to Fiona?

2. In the Primer, how does Princess Nell defeat King Coyote?

3. At what school does Lord Finkle-McGraw arrange for Nell to study?

4. From the teahouse in Shanghai, what is Carl Hollywood able to control?

5. When Carl Hollywood finds Nell near the end of the novel, what is she doing?

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 "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?

3. In "Orphans of the Han...," what does Judge Fang observe when he gives a young Han girl a copy of the Primer?

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

5. In "Hackworth Is Brought Up-to-Date by the Great Napier," what does Hackworth realize about the Drummers' activities?

6. In "General Description of Life with the Constable," why does Constable Moore relive his past experiences through mediatrons?

7. In "Carl Hollywood's Activities at the Parnasse," why is Miranda so interested in the technical aspects of the Primer's interactive features?

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

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

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

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