Yes, to all of your questions. Not that this means anything to you by any means, but I am a former Superintendent of Schools, so I pretty much always do my research. You do have to go to Minnesota for a week to complete the practical skills. However, I did check with my regional EMS Director...
Please forgive me if this has been asked before, but I did try to find it and I didn't, but.....Are the majority of questions on the NREMT exam scenarios?