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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 computing engine version is operating?
(a) 4.2.
(b) 6.9.
(c) 8.16.
(d) 2.23.

2. With which of the following does "25 December 2015" begin?
(a) “Audrey’s bedroom hadn’t changed much in the year since I’d seen it last.”
(b) “Grief is an ocean, and guilt the undertow that pulls me beneath the waves and drowns me.”
(c) “I wish I could say that it was my idea, but that honor belonged to Jesse Franklin.”
(d) “Mom decided to celebrate New Year’s Eve with her girlfriends at the Hard Rock Casino.”

3. With which of the following does "26 November 2015" begin?
(a) “Mom let me stay home from school on Monday but refused to allow me to skip Tuesday.”
(b) “I sat alone and watched the stars and dreamed of Diego.”
(c) “It’s unveiled at the Commercial Electronics Show in Las Vegas.”
(d) “My Thanksgiving nightmare began with family pictures.”

4. Which of the following had Nana told Audrey to call her?
(a) Bessie.
(b) Janie.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Georgie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Henry’s uncle Bob live in?

2. What version of Earth is being simulated?

3. With which of the following does "22 December 2015" begin?

4. Which Doctor Who actor does Audrey prefer?

5. Who joins Nana at the keyboard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What opportunities to out Marcus does Henry note having had?

2. What does Zooey tell Henry that she sees in Charlie?

3. What reason does Henry posit for mothers thinking their sons handsome?

4. Audrey asks Henry why “people who so obviously hate children have so many of them” (319). What is Henry’s response?

5. For what is Audrey’s mother notable?

6. How does Henry describe Nana’s care facility when he makes his first visit there?

7. How does Henry’s mother note having secured her new job?

8. Why does Marcus reportedly think Zac vandalized his car?

9. What explanation does Henry give for having poor handwriting?

10. Per the novel, when will the sun rise and set on Calypso on 1 May 2091?

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