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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does "28 December 2015" begin?
(a) “Mom decided to celebrate New Year’s Eve with her girlfriends at the Hard Rock Casino.”
(b) “Audrey’s bedroom hadn’t changed much in the year since I’d seen it last.”
(c) “An object must travel at approximately 11.2 kilometers per second to break free of Earth’s gravity.”
(d) “I wish I could say that it was my idea, but that honor belonged to Jesse Franklin.”

2. What name does Henry note Charlie had called him?
(a) Henrietta.
(b) Marietta.
(c) Georgette.
(d) Annette.

3. Who is the subject of the film Faraci plays on the last day of school before the holiday break?
(a) Tesla.
(b) Curie.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Edison.

4. Which Doctor Who actor does Audrey prefer?
(a) Hartnell.
(b) Tennant.
(c) Smith.
(d) Baker.

5. Who posted a picture of Jesse running a race?
(a) Polk.
(b) VanBuren.
(c) Harrison.
(d) Jackson.

6. At which of the following restaurants do the Dentons and Diego eat on Christmas Eve?
(a) Neptune's.
(b) Juno's.
(c) Jupiter's.
(d) Vesta's.

7. What name is given to Henry’s niece?
(a) Evie.
(b) Cassie.
(c) Janie.
(d) Annie.

8. Which of the following comic book series does Diego read?
(a) Station Eleven.
(b) Y: The Last Man.
(c) Patient F.
(d) House of M.

9. What is the latest copyright listed on the computing engine?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2013.

10. With which of the following does "Midnight Sun" begin?
(a) “The first time I visited Nana at the nursing home I expected to find her alone in a dreary room.”
(b) “Audrey and I braved the mall two days before Christmas.”
(c) “From Earth, Venus is a beacon in the night sky, beautiful and bright.”
(d) “When scientists at NASA first observe the sun dimming, a small division is funded to study the phenomenon.”

11. To which of the following constellations does Henry compare himself?
(a) Grus.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Tucana.
(d) Phoenix.

12. Which of the following movies do the Dentons watch on Thanksgiving?
(a) Runaway Gamma-Rays.
(b) Backdraft.
(c) Alive.
(d) Crack in the World.

13. Who shushes Henry as he staggers in from being abruptly awakened?
(a) Zooey.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Nana.

14. Which Doctor Who actor does Diego prefer?
(a) Smith.
(b) Baker.
(c) Tennant.
(d) Hartnell.

15. With which of the following does "23 December 2015" begin?
(a) “Audrey and I braved the mall two days before Christmas.”
(b) “The phenomenon is first observed in France.”
(c) “As Mom studied Diego across the table, her fingers twitched, itching for a cigarette.”
(d) “Grief is an ocean, and guilt the undertow that pulls me beneath the waves and drowns me.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Diego note is his favorite kind of cake?

2. Who joins Nana at the keyboard?

3. What does Henry compare his belly button to?

4. With which of the following does "CTRL-ALT-DELETE" begin?

5. From what Colorado town does Diego hail?

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