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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interesting information did Joe learn from the 'pape?
(a) That the 'pape's were reporting that Joe was the acting leader of Runciter associates.
(b) That it hadn't reported Runciter's death yet.
(c) That Stanton Mick hadn't died.
(d) That the Moratorium was being publicly visited by clients of the Society.

2. What kind of coin did Mr. Runciter find himself viewing on Fifth Avenue?
(a) A double struck Lincoln penny.
(b) An uncirculated US silver half dollar.
(c) A three dollar bill.
(d) An uncirculated U.S. gold dollar.

3. What are the walls coated with in the isolated chamber?
(a) Teflon-25.
(b) Iron Pyrite.
(c) Teflon-22.
(d) Teflon-26.

4. What kind of animal does Matt remind Tippy of?
(a) A rat.
(b) A gerbil.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A snake.

5. Who is it that Joe wants to talk to?
(a) Ella.
(b) The Moratorium manager.
(c) Pat Conley.
(d) Wendy Wright.

6. How much longer is the half-lifespan of an individual in a Swiss Moratorium as opposed to an American one?
(a) Three hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two hours.
(d) There is no difference.

7. What had Joe and Mr. Runciter decided on?
(a) Pat should remain within sight at all times.
(b) Joe should actually marry Pat.
(c) Joe should obey every request of the client.
(d) Joe should measure the psionic field despite the clients wishes.

8. What made Joe's morale plunge to the deepest depths?
(a) The knowledge that there had been a girl here with him.
(b) All of these.
(c) The idea that Pat might have been there with him last night.
(d) The idea that he would have to tell Ella what was going on.

9. How much was Joe's coffee?
(a) Twenty five cents.
(b) Two poscreds.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) One poscred.

10. Which word best describes the room Joe is in?
(a) Shoddy.
(b) Provincial.
(c) Opulent.
(d) Mundane.

11. What is a moratorium in this book?
(a) A video game center, like an arcade.
(b) A mortuary.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A place where people go to visit their dead relatives.

12. What does Al suggest that Joe takes him up on?
(a) Getting a hotel room.
(b) Burying Mr. Runciter.
(c) Taking a short vacation.
(d) Talking to Ella right away.

13. Who is mortally injured in the explosion?
(a) Pat.
(b) Mr. Runciter.
(c) Tito.
(d) Joe Chip.

14. What injury did Joe appear to suffer?
(a) Cuts and abrasions.
(b) Ear drum damage.
(c) He was unwounded.
(d) Wounds that needed stitches.

15. Who does Joe blame for Runciter's death?
(a) None of these.
(b) Pat Conley.
(c) Stanton Mick.
(d) Hollis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the tattoo on Pat's arm say?

2. What does Joe suggest when he realizes that Runciter is mortally wounded?

3. Who had the "confidant baritone of a Siamese cat?"

4. What best describes the advert that Mr. Runciter helped to write?

5. Why was Runciter pawing through the documents on the table?

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