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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Quilla June leave behind that helped Vic find her?
(a) Her clothing with an address on it.
(b) A metal plate with numbers on it.
(c) A letter with her name and address on it.
(d) A cell phone.

2. What emotion best describes your feelings as you read chapter seven?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Joy.

3. What does Quilla June do after she makes her demand in chapter ten?
(a) She pouts.
(b) She tells Vic she loves him.
(c) She cries.
(d) She laughs.

4. What big difference does Vic notice about Topeka that makes it different from the surface world?
(a) There is no technology.
(b) It is very mundane.
(c) It is very windy.
(d) It is very bright.

5. What are the people in Topeka doing when Vic arrives?
(a) Looking at him out windows.
(b) Painting siding and working on roofs.
(c) No people can be seen.
(d) Raking lawns and sitting in rocking chairs.

6. What is Blood's advice about the dropshaft to "downunder"?
(a) Don't use it.
(b) He needs to use it to find Quilla June.
(c) There may be food down there.
(d) It is a great place to go.

7. What is Vic's answer to the important question Quilla June asks him?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) He doesn't answer.
(d) Maybe.

8. Why do you think Quilla June is so confused in chapter nine?
(a) Her father beat her.
(b) She thinks she is in love.
(c) She hates Vic.
(d) She misses Blood.

9. Vic's first reaction to the news of why the Topekan's need him is ____________.
(a) Deep sorrow.
(b) Hysterical laughter.
(c) Intense anger.
(d) Great fear.

10. Does Vic make it to the surface?
(a) Yes, ten miles from the dropshaft.
(b) Yes, a mile from the dropshaft.
(c) Yes, right next to the dropshaft.
(d) No, he is forced to return.

11. According to Blood, how long have he and Vic been together?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two months.

12. At the end of the book, where are Blood and Vic headed?
(a) Back to the gym.
(b) Back to the theater.
(c) Across the wasteland to another city.
(d) Back to Topeka.

13. What does Vic have to do again at the bottom of the dropshaft?
(a) Use his key.
(b) Do an iris scan.
(c) Use an indentity card.
(d) Pass through a metal detector.

14. How does Topeka not differ from the surface world?
(a) It is dark.
(b) People carry guns.
(c) There is lots of food.
(d) People are not very happy.

15. What does Vic tell Blood when he leaves for the "downunder"?
(a) "I will be back soon."
(b) "I will never see you again."
(c) "Please come with me."
(d) "Don't wait for me."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does VIc think as he enters the town?

2. What important occurrence is not explained in chapter six?

3. What do the people of Topeka really need?

4. What does Quilla June demand from Vic in chapter ten?

5. Why do you suppose Vic continues on his journey and doesn't turn around and travel back to the surface?

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