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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. Where does the unusual activity occur that Allison observes in Livermore?
(a) In a warehouse.
(b) Aboard a tanker.
(c) Underground.
(d) At an abandoned military base.

2. What type of transportation do most of the people at the Old California Shopping Center use?
(a) Solar-powered vehicles.
(b) Primitive automobiles.
(c) Motorcycles.
(d) Horses and wagons.

3. What is Wili's assessment of his intellectual progress?
(a) He has no opinion about it.
(b) He is overconfident in it.
(c) He is despondent over it.
(d) He is frustrated with it.

4. The people who gather at the Old California Shopping Center refer to themselves as what?
(a) Techs.
(b) Hackers.
(c) Splicers.
(d) Tinkers.

5. At the tournament, who does Wili note has not been taken by the Authority?
(a) The tournament organizer.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Della Lu.
(d) His final opponent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the entrance to the bioscience lab disguised as?

2. When Wili and Jeremy return to the chess tournament, what has happened?

3. Why does Wili initially intend to stay with Paul?

4. What does Wili intend to do when he leaves Paul's house?

5. It is believed that bobbles last for how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Paul's and Mile's assessments of Wili's illness differ?

2. What is the relationship between the Tinkers and the Authority?

3. Why does Paul not accompany Wili to the chess tournament?

4. What types of advanced technology does Paul introduce to Wili?

5. What is Wili's plan when he arrives at Paul's home?

6. What is Paul's opinion about the bobbles?

7. What is the Santa Yrez Police Company, and why are they present at the Old California Shopping Center?

8. How and why did the Red Arrow Battalion settle in America?

9. What is the Authority's plan for the Tinkers?

10. How is Wili treated at Paul's house?

(see the answer keys)

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