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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does David's wife feel about the job at the Works?
(a) She can't wait for David to work fewer hours.
(b) She thinks the money is too good to pass by.
(c) She doesn't think he'll be happy.
(d) She doesn't care one way or the other.

2. What does the narrator in "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son" do for a living?
(a) Construction worker.
(b) Contractor.
(c) Builder.
(d) Installer.

3. What makes up the text of "The Manned Missiles?"
(a) Diary entries.
(b) Letters.
(c) TV commercials.
(d) Songs.

4. What is the Pioneers Parade?
(a) A parade to celebrate the fall.
(b) A parade to celebrate peace.
(c) A parade to celebrate being amphibious.
(d) A parade to celebrate being human.

5. What does Pat insist the narrator do on their anniversary in "EPICAC?"
(a) Take her picture.
(b) Give him diamonds.
(c) Write a poem.
(d) Buy her dinner.

6. In "The Lie," what does Eli's father do to try to get Eli into Whitehill?
(a) Donate a large sum of money.
(b) Sneak him in.
(c) Beg committee members.
(d) Write Eli's entrance essay for him.

7. In "The Kid Nobody Could Handle," what does George teach?
(a) English.
(b) Band.
(c) Math.
(d) Gym.

8. What is the name of the project the government wants to test Barnhouse with?
(a) Operation Stormquest.
(b) Operation Brainquest.
(c) Operation Stormleader.
(d) Operation Brainstorm.

9. What parenting advice does the narrator give George?
(a) To kick his son in the pants.
(b) To let his wife do all the work.
(c) To hug his son.
(d) To take away privileges.

10. Who watches over the children?
(a) A nun and a priest.
(b) A widow and her son.
(c) A teacher and an assistant.
(d) A carpenter and a mechanic.

11. In "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son," what number husband is George to Gloria?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

12. What does EPICAC create for the narrator?
(a) Poems.
(b) Solutions to math problems.
(c) Spreadsheets.
(d) Pictures.

13. What do the prosecutors try to get Madge to admit?
(a) That she is jealous.
(b) That she is a theif.
(c) That she is a traitor.
(d) That she is a human.

14. What does Barnhouse refuse to tell government officials?
(a) His latest book.
(b) His exact thought process.
(c) His social security number.
(d) His real name.

15. In "The Lie," what grade level attends school at Whitehill Academy?
(a) Elementary school.
(b) Pre-school.
(c) High school.
(d) Middle school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Rumfoords live across the street from?

2. How many psyches can a body hold at once?

3. What does David do at the end of "Deer in the Works?"

4. Who gets the nickname "Joe Louis?"

5. Why does Joe leave the orphanage?

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