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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. What significant item does Laurie take with her when she goes with Jon?
(a) A bottle of the new pefume.
(b) Her cigarettes.
(c) A bottle of her mother's perfume.
(d) Her hero costume.

2. According to the article, what is the purpose of the owl's screech?
(a) To warn other owls of danger.
(b) To call to a mate.
(c) To paralyse prey and pin it to the ground.
(d) To frighten other owls and keep them away from prey.

3. What is the paper's attitude to costumed heroes?
(a) It promotes them because their exploits make great news.
(b) It condemns their behaviour.
(c) It promotes them as being true Americans and patriots.
(d) It has a neutral, objective viewpoint.

4. What motivated the Nazi punks to attack and kill Hollis Mason?
(a) They were inflamed by anti-costumed hero rhetoric in the press.
(b) They were given a contract by a local gangster.
(c) Detective Fine paid them to do it.
(d) They were high on drugs.

5. Who was the author of the inter-office memo?
(a) The District Attorney.
(b) Dr Long.
(c) Detective Fine.
(d) Jon Osterman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which publication employs the interviewer?

2. According to the article, what do scientists often fail to appreciate?

3. In the Black Freighter, what happens when the marooned man is on the beach near his town?

4. What is "The Veidt Method"

5. Ih what form are these documents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Veidt's plan and what do you think are its chances of success?

2. What new material is provided in this section?

3. Why is Detective Fine now convinced that Dan is a costumed hero?

4. What is unusual about Sally's response to interviewer questions about her rape by The Comedian?

5. How is this issue's rant connected to the plot of the novel?

6. Would you agree that the new world order would be a more truthful one?

7. In the context of the novel, what function does this section fulfill?

8. Comment on the discontinuing of Nostalgia and its replacement with Millennium perfume.

9. What is important about the Veidt Method?

10. Explain the inclusion of extracts from Sally Jupiter's scrapbook at this point in the novel.

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