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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 does the Colonel give the narrator as winter approaches in Chapter 14?
(a) A winter coat.
(b) Winter gloves.
(c) A winter hat.
(d) Winter boots.

2. What does the Professor say will happen in regards to the narrator's three cognitive circuits?
(a) The narrator will end up stuck in circuit three with no hope of return.
(b) The first two circuits are going to burn out.
(c) The circuits have arranged themselves in a never-ending loop.
(d) The program the Professor wrote will kill the second circuit.

3. What does the Gatekeeper say the narrator will see if he climbs the Watchtower?
(a) A big surprise.
(b) His shadow.
(c) The layout of the Town.
(d) A winter treat.

4. Why does the chubby girl say she wears pink?
(a) It was her mother's favorite color.
(b) Her grandfather thinks she looks pretty in pink.
(c) It helps scare off the INKlings.
(d) It's her favorite color.

5. What do the girl and the narrator find half-way up the tower?
(a) A secret cave.
(b) A message from the Professor.
(c) A rope.
(d) A stash of paperclips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of watch is Junior wearing?

2. What group does the narrator belong to in Chapter 3?

3. What time of year does the narrator say it is at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What does the Professor say he did to the core consciousness of his test subjects?

5. What happens to the dead beasts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator realize in Chapter 17 about Junior's reference to a "time bomb"?

2. What information does the chubby girl in pink get from reading her grandfather's notebook in Chapter 19?

3. What does the Colonel tell the narrator about the beasts' death in Chapter 20?

4. Give a brief description of the beasts introduced in Chapter 2.

5. Briefly describe the memory the narrator has while climbing the underground tower with the chubby girl.

6. Explain the narrator's reaction to the skull the Professor gives him as a gift.

7. What do you know about the Pool based on your readings in Chapter 12?

8. What do you know about the Wall surrounding the Town based on your readings in Chapter 10?

9. Why does the chubby girl think her grandfather's lab hasn't been broken into in Chapter 21?

10. Explain the significance of the paperclips in Chapter 21.

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