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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. On her deathbed, what does Mrs. Matheson say to Nell?
(a) Nell is destined to become great and Constable Moore is her secret protector.
(b) Nell is destined to become great and she has a secret protector.
(c) Nell is destined to stay at the Academy and she has a secret protector.
(d) Nell is destined to stay at the Academy and she must destroy the Primer.

2. In the Primer, after Princess Nell outwits King Coyote, what does the King do?
(a) He reveals that he is Dr. X, and says Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to become more powerful.
(b) He reveals that he is Hackworth, and says Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to become more powerful.
(c) He reveals that he is Hackworth, and says Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to meet an important person.
(d) He reveals that he is Hackworth, and Nell must follow the Primer's instructions to meet Dr. X.

3. In the Primer, what do Princess Nell and her friends do in the castle of King Magpie?
(a) Rescue Harv.
(b) Steal the first key.
(c) Learn martial arts.
(d) Find a new friend.

4. The workers of Dovetail produce goods for whom?
(a) The Parsis.
(b) The Thetes.
(c) The Victorians.
(d) The Ashantis.

5. In the Primer, how does Princess Nell become the Duchess of Turing?
(a) Using programming skills, she controls an army of robotic soldiers.
(b) She befriends the Black Knight, who kills the Duke of Turing.
(c) She marries the Duke of Turing.
(d) With help from the Mouse Army, she defeats the Turing Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who watches the three girls with Primers play outside the manor of Elizabeth's grandfather?

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

3. How does Nell protect herself from what the Drummers have implanted in everyone's blood?

4. As Nell nears the end of the Primer, what does she wonder?

5. What is the name of Rita's horse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. "From the Primer, Princess Nell's Ride to the Castle of King Coyote" contains what fantastical event that foreshadows future happenings in the novel?

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

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

7. In "Nell's Life at Dovetail," why is Nell not allowed to live with the other girls at Miss Matheson's Academy of the Three Graces?

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

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

10. What are the three Graces taught at the Academy, and which Grace gives the students the most trouble?

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