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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 China, Hackworth meets with Dr. X in what sort of building?
(a) A former WalMart.
(b) The courtroom of Judge Fang.
(c) The Flea Circus of Dr. X.
(d) A former McDonald's.

2. In the Primer, which magical friend disappears after leaving the castle of King Magpie?
(a) Duck.
(b) Purple.
(c) Raven.
(d) Peter Rabbit.

3. What does Hackworth realize after watching a theatrical performance on a barge?
(a) Hackworth is the Alchemist.
(b) Hackworth should return home to Gwendolyn.
(c) Fiona should return home to her mother.
(d) Dr. X is the Alchemist.

4. On what day of the week does Miss Stricken require girls to copy pages of historical documents?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

5. Carl Hollywood meets with Lord Finkle-McGraw after joining which phyle?
(a) The Atlantis phyle.
(b) The Parsi phyle.
(c) The Thetes.
(d) The Ashantis.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a grown-up Nell visits Harv in the Leased Territories, what does he ask her to do?

2. Describe the woman at the center of the Drummer ritual.

3. What theatrical company is performing on the barge that Hackworth and Fiona board?

4. After learning from Lord Finkle-McGraw that Hackworth is safe, what does Gwendolyn decide to do?

5. For how long was Carl Hollywood away in London, prior to the party in honor of his return?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Hackworth in China," what is ironic about the revelations that Dr. X makes to Hackworth?

5. In "From the Primer, Princess Nell's Activities as Duchess of Turing," how does Princess Nell become the Duchess of Turing?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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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