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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Joe supposed to go?
(a) London Drugs.
(b) Archer's Drugstore.
(c) Adam's Drugs.
(d) Artie's Drugstore.

2. Whose writing was it on the note?
(a) Joes'.
(b) Runciter's.
(c) Wendy Wrights.
(d) Pats'.

3. What did the pilot want to take Joe to Des Moines?
(a) The twice reverted bottle of Ubik.
(b) Joe to sing him a song.
(c) To know what his business was in Des Moines.
(d) An interesting story for the journey.

4. What did G.G. Ashwood tell Pat about Joe?
(a) That Pat would need to get rid of Wendy to get to Joe.
(b) That she would fall in love with Joe.
(c) That he was in love with Wendy.
(d) That Joe was a good man.

5. What did Joe ask Pat for?
(a) A sturdy hand.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) None of these
(d) A stiff drink.

6. What did Joe compare the appearance of his skin to?
(a) A dry, cooked turkey.
(b) Patent Leather.
(c) A dry, cooked chicken.
(d) Decaying leather.

7. What is happening to Al's perception?
(a) None of these.
(b) He seems to be regressing.
(c) Things are getting older.
(d) Things are getting younger.

8. What is the name of the place where Runciter was brought after the Beloved Brethren?
(a) The Single Shepherd Mortuary.
(b) The Mortuarium.
(c) The Shepherds Simple Mortuary.
(d) The Simple Shepherd Mortuary.

9. What object did Joe and Al buy from the supermarket?
(a) An audio recorder.
(b) A cell phone.
(c) A new vidphone.
(d) A tape recorder.

10. Who does Joe now suspect is at work to destroy them?
(a) Pat.
(b) None of these.
(c) Don Denny.
(d) Hollis.

11. How long had Glen tried to reach his people in cold pac?
(a) Ten hours.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Eleven hours.

12. What does Mr. Bliss think about Joe and the rest of the employees of Runciter associates?
(a) They can spin a good yarn.
(b) They are professional agitators.
(c) They are full of balony.
(d) They are semi psychotic.

13. Who died in this chapter?
(a) Tito.
(b) Edie Dorn.
(c) Pat.
(d) Francy.

14. What was in the package in Joe's mail box?
(a) All of these.
(b) Ubik Liver and Kidney Balm.
(c) Ubik hand sanitizer.
(d) Ubik spray.

15. Why can't Joe find any Ubik in Des Moines?
(a) Jory doesn't want him to have Ubik,
(b) There wasn't Ubik in that time frame.
(c) Jory controls what is in his world.
(d) All the Ubik's in Des Moines are regressed to the liver and kidney balm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of payment doesn't Joe offer the druggist?

2. Why did Archer's Drugstore close?

3. What is the oldest Joe thinks they could have regressed and gotten away with it?

4. What did Joe get to want more than anything?

5. Why did Joe realize that it would be impossible to make the transition to live in this time frame?

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