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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. When a grown-up Nell visits Harv in the Leased Territories, what does he ask her to do?
(a) Remember that he protected her from Tequila's many lovers.
(b) Bring him a copy of the Primer.
(c) Find a cure for his health problems.
(d) Remember that he gave her the book that helped her become a powerful woman.

2. In the Primer, Nell encounters an army of mice who ride on what?
(a) Cats.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Mechanical horses.
(d) Rats.

3. After the Drummers take turns with a woman during their ritual, what happens to the woman?
(a) She sits in a corner while the men continue their ritual.
(b) She dances, then leaves the area.
(c) She catches fire and burns to ashes.
(d) She douses the flames and serves drinks to the men.

4. What sort of work does Nell want to do in Madame Ping's establishment?
(a) Write scripts.
(b) Brew tea.
(c) Perform as a prostitute.
(d) Perform as a ractor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Riding around Vancouver, what does Hackworth find in a compartment of his mechanical horse?

2. When Nell sees Colonel Napier falling asleep, what does she decide to do?

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

4. Where does Brad's friend take Nell and Harv so they can wait for Brad?

5. What does the Fist of Righteous Harmony try to do in the Pudong suburb?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

8. In "Carl Hollywood Returns to Shanghai," what is the significance of his efforts to connect Miranda to the other information he has gathered?

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

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

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