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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is on the chain that the hunter finds in the snow near the girl?
(a) A key and ring.
(b) A cross and a star.
(c) A ruby and gold leaf.
(d) A lotus flower and a diamond.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what kind of pet does Bobby have?
(a) Cat.
(b) Fish.
(c) Dog.
(d) Iguana.

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, why does the kid say that the girls needs to keep up her strength?
(a) She needs her strength to wrest the secrets of creation from the gods.
(b) She needs her strength to go dancing with Bobby.
(c) She needs her strength to solve the mystery of her family?
(d) She needs her strength to write more award winning poetry.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, who does the girl's dressing table originally belong to?
(a) Her greatgrandfather.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her greatgrandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where does Bobby move to after moving out of his apartment?
(a) Seven Seas Bar.
(b) Taylor's garage.
(c) Lou's guest house.
(d) The Decatur Cafe.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, What is Bobby's lunch date's realization that they have in the middle of the night?
(a) There is a God and he is ancient.
(b) There is no God and I am she.
(c) There is one God and God is perfect.
(d) There are many Gods and they do not care about humans.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what do Bobby and his sister do all day on her eighteenth birthday?
(a) Read old Life magazines.
(b) Go out to play music.
(c) Go to a fancy restaurant.
(d) Go to a movie.

8. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what does Bobby realize when he gets back to his apartment after talking to Oiler?
(a) That he forgot to tell something to Oiler.
(b) That he needs to return what he borrowed from Lou.
(c) He forgot his dive gear at the operations office.
(d) That some guys have broken into his apartment and searched through his things.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where does Oiler's sister live?
(a) San Antonio, Texas.
(b) Des Moines, Iowa.
(c) Prescott, Arizona.
(d) Louisville, Kentucky.

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the kid say that nobody wants to talk about the speed of?
(a) The speed of grief.
(b) The speed of the bus.
(c) The speed of downed airplanes.
(d) The speed of dark.

11. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the girl say that photons are not?
(a) They are not little ping-pong balls.
(b) They are not part of this reality.
(c) They are not made of shadow.
(d) They are not little tennis balls.

12. In the italicized section of Chapter 2, at what age does the girl say that her hallucinations started?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

13. In the Italicized section of the Chapter 1, in the girl's dream, what are she and Bobby running after?
(a) A train.
(b) A bus.
(c) A plane.
(d) A car.

14. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, who supposedly found the downed plane in the first place?
(a) The coast guard.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) A helicopter pilot flying off the coast.
(d) A barge operator.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby think is odd that is missing from the morning newspaper?
(a) There is no news of the prison break.
(b) There is no news of the art museum theft.
(c) There is no news of the hurricane approaching.
(d) There is no news of the downed plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, who do all the smart people think was the smartest man that god ever made?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Oiler going to do on his next dive job?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what part of AA does Bobby's lunch date have trouble with?

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does Mr. Bones suspect that the girl is suffering a bout of?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, where does Bobby go after eating at the bar?

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