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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many people work at the IPH?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

2. What does Vera end up doing for work in New York City?
(a) She is a babysitter.
(b) She is a writer.
(c) She is a dental assistant.
(d) She is a receptionist and she keeps records.

3. What does Cecilia's mother tell Nancy is all she has left in her life?
(a) Her car.
(b) Cecilia herself.
(c) Her house.
(d) Her job.

4. Where does the term The Office Of Historical Corrections first originate?
(a) On social media.
(b) In the scathing op-ed of a major newspaper.
(c) From a white supremacist group.
(d) From the IPH itself.

5. Why is the nature of Josiah Wynslow's death in doubt?
(a) Wynslow's sister said she always thought he had survived.
(b) A body was never found.
(c) Witnesses said they saw Wynslow leaving the building.
(d) There is no coroner's report.

6. What was the original vision for the creation of the IPH?
(a) A way for right-wing conservatives to cement power.
(b) A means to pave the way for reparations for slavery.
(c) A way to get a liberal agenda passed in the U.S.
(d) An antidote to decades of bad information and bad-faith use of it.

7. What were the artist's apologies like when they began?
(a) Formal.
(b) Short.
(c) Long.
(d) Public and simultaneous.

8. Where does Vera take William towards the end of the story on a bus together?
(a) California.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Florida.

9. Whose arm did the artist once leave a bruise on?
(a) The Ex-Wife.
(b) The Daughter.
(c) The Former Personal Assistant.
(d) The On-Again Off-Again Ex of his Wayward Youth.

10. What does Sarah say devastated her mother Nancy?
(a) The death of Nancy's mother.
(b) The death of Nancy's brother.
(c) The death of Nancy's dog.
(d) The death of Nancy's son.

11. What does Genevieve correct at the Kennedy Center?
(a) The descriptions of the paintings.
(b) The writing in the concrete on the roof.
(c) The plaques on the wall.
(d) Hundreds of programs for a beloved historical musica.

12. Where does the artist post his daughter's apology?
(a) Instagram.
(b) Facebook.
(c) Whatsapp.
(d) Twitter.

13. Who is Nancy Morton's husband?
(a) Jack.
(b) Henry.
(c) Lenny.
(d) Ken.

14. Where are Derek and Adam going when things get too complicated with the lawsuit against them?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Alabama.
(c) California.
(d) Europe.

15. Who was a famous inmate at Alcatraz?
(a) Al Capone.
(b) Paul Gambassi.
(c) Billy Washington.
(d) Bonnie of Bonnie and Clyde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William call Vera?

2. Who was the one Black resident of Cherry Mill in 1937?

3. Who does Vera end up leaving William with?

4. Who left Josiah most of his money?

5. Where does Vera run into Derek again after their first meeting?

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