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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the chubby girl say her grandfather has gone?
(a) To System Headquarters.
(b) On vacation.
(c) To Finland.
(d) To the INKlings' lair.

2. What does the narrator compare his world to while climbing through the escape route in Chapter 29?
(a) A blue tweed suit.
(b) A credit card.
(c) A unicorn.
(d) Gaien Park.

3. How does the shadow know the Town has an exit?
(a) Intuition.
(b) From the map.
(c) He found it.
(d) The Gatekeeper told him.

4. What does the Professor use the paperclips for?
(a) To keep away the INKlings.
(b) To occupy his hands.
(c) To keep his aura magnetized.
(d) To leave a trail.

5. What does the shadow call the role of the Dreamreader in his discussion of the loss of mind at the end of Chapter 32?
(a) A catalyst.
(b) A scout.
(c) A lightning rod.
(d) A scapegoat.

6. What does the narrator buy while in the park?
(a) Beer.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A balloon.

7. What song does the narrator begin to whistle in the sewer side vent?
(a) All Along the Watchtower.
(b) Blowin' in the Wind.
(c) I Go to Pieces.
(d) Purple Rain.

8. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) In the Watchtower.
(c) In the lean-to.
(d) Under the tree.

9. What does the narrator say is "...all that is left..." at the end of the story?
(a) The End of the World.
(b) The thought of the accordion.
(c) The flight of the birds overhead.
(d) The sound of the snow underfoot.

10. What does the narrator realize he'll continue to produce at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Escape routes.
(b) Memories.
(c) New realities.
(d) New circuits.

11. Where does the narrator think it might not be bad to end his life?
(a) In New York.
(b) In Frankfurt.
(c) In Zurich.
(d) In London.

12. What effect does the whiskey have on the narrator in Chapter 27?
(a) It doesn't register.
(b) It makes him woozy.
(c) It makes him cry.
(d) It makes him laugh.

13. How long does the Professor say the provisions will keep him alive?
(a) One or two weeks.
(b) One or two days.
(c) Three or four days.
(d) Seven or eight days.

14. How many men does the narrator first see when he looks out the window to where the men are digging the hole?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

15. What does the Librarian compare looking for her mind to?
(a) Looking for lost leaves on the ground.
(b) Looking for lost drops of rain in a river.
(c) Looking for lost birds in the skies.
(d) Looking for lost needles in a haystack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do to kill time while waiting for his date with the librarian?

2. Which author does the narrator NOT say he likes to read at dinner?

3. What does the Caretaker of the Power Station make for his guests in Chapter 28?

4. Who does the narrator call on the telephone at the beginning of Chapter 37?

5. What happens to the narrator when he is finished playing the music?

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