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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. To which of the following does the narrator compare his mother?
(a) A bird.
(b) A boy.
(c) A duck.
(d) A cat.

2. Which of the following is the expected length of the demelanization treatment?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 6 hours.

3. To which of the following does Armbruster compare Octavia?
(a) A cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) An octopus.
(d) A bird.

4. To which of the following does the narrator compare Nigel?
(a) A faucet.
(b) A spigot.
(c) A hose.
(d) A hydrant.

5. At which of the following hospitals is Mama’s arm treated?
(a) St. Moritz.
(b) St. Christopher.
(c) St. Jovita.
(d) St. James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following positions does Jan Galton-van Riebeeck hold in BEG?

2. With the loss of which of the following does the narrator’s mother threaten him?

3. To which of the following does the narrator compare Supercargo?

4. Which of the following is used as the demonym of inhabitants of the Tiko?

5. Which of the following flowers does the narrator note is planted at the Tiko for the festival?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe his preferred workspace in the wake of Penny’s death?

2. What does the narrator’s grandfather report as the effect when “those problems done piled up on me” (137)?

3. What reasons are given to the narrator for asking him to be BEG’s official spokesperson?

4. What reasoning does Supercargo give for resigning from BEG?

5. How does the narrator recall his first meeting with Penny?

6. What does the narrator expect to hear from his father when he visits him in prison?

7. What effects does the narrator note demelanization had on Crooked Crown?

8. How does the narrator characterize his relationship with Nigel after having drugged him (261)?

9. What does the narrator find at Araminta’s house when he goes there in search of Nigel?

10. What does the narrator identify as “The problem with going to a grocery store when you’re the noncooking partner” (215)?

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