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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the page 19 letters "'R.S.,' 'T.F.,' and 'G.T.'” stand for?
(a) They refer to different workhouses.
(b) They are abbreviations used in scripts.
(c) They are sections in the Room.
(d) They are the initials of the dead.

2. What are "SomnoSlams" and "HyperHooper" (24)?
(a) Popular music styles.
(b) Mind-altering drugs.
(c) Desserts available from Vending.
(d) The two shoe styles available.

3. What does Mr. Regis say governs whether people have a pleasant day or not?
(a) Whether they take the time to get to know others.
(b) Whether they have something to look forward to.
(c) Whether they log enough Role Hours.
(d) Whether they follow Law 6.

4. How does one of the Monitors subtly threaten Brian when they are talking in Dining?
(a) She mimes kicking.
(b) She keeps looking over at the Egress Spout.
(c) She pretends to take notes about him.
(d) She touches her whistle.

5. What was Rolph especially eager to see in the surface world?
(a) The animals.
(b) The grocery stores.
(c) The ocean.
(d) The sky.

6. After Amy leaves to go to DISCO LOVE NEST, what is Brian's response to the shimmering lights and swaying trees?
(a) He is irritated at their fakeness.
(b) He feels almost as if they are mocking him.
(c) He wonders why he never noticed them before.
(d) He thinks how beautiful his community's world is.

7. What prevents Brian from following Amy when she runs away from the Monitor supervisors?
(a) The Monitors stun him into unconsciousness.
(b) He cannot see which direction she has gone because of the cowboys.
(c) The Monitors assemble a crowd around him to hold him.
(d) He does not understand what is happening until it is too late to follow her.

8. As Brian is considering the implications of Rolph's letter, where does he suddenly realize he is standing?
(a) Next to Gwen's body.
(b) Near Monitoring & Reporting.
(c) Back in the MAWS OF HELL.
(d) In front of his Sleep Slot.

9. Why did Rolph never tell Edgar what he knew about the Egress Spout?
(a) He did not want to upset Edgar with the knowledge.
(b) He thought that Edgar would inform on him.
(c) He was afraid that knowing might get Edgar killed.
(d) He did not think that Edgar would believe him.

10. When the Monitors suggest that Brian inform on Amy in order to save himself, what does he do?
(a) Agrees to inform on Amy.
(b) Makes a run for the Egress Spout.
(c) Shows them Rolph's letter.
(d) Makes a run for the tram.

11. What is Edgar Spengler holding when he approaches Brian?
(a) Amy's boot.
(b) A gun.
(c) A rose.
(d) Tokens.

12. The Monitors proudly tell Brian that the community's system is "distinguished by its rigor, discipline," and what (28)?
(a) Ferocity.
(b) Order.
(c) Civility.
(d) Obedience.

13. Where did Rolph learn about the surface world?
(a) From a book he found.
(b) From geography class.
(c) From rumors.
(d) From a class field trip.

14. From Amy's letter, what does she believe about Brian's conversation with the Monitor supervisors?
(a) She believes that they were about to turn Brian in.
(b) She believes that he informed on her.
(c) She believes that Brian was trying to get a job as a Monitor.
(d) She believes that Brian was working with Shirley from the beginning.

15. What city does Brian believe his community lives underneath?
(a) Phoenix, Arizona.
(b) Sacramento, California.
(c) Reno, Nevada.
(d) Pueblo, Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 26, Brian notes that they do get electric power, "albeit sporadically." What is he saying about the electricity?

2. In his letter, Rolph uses the word "verboten" (23). What does this word mean?

3. What do the Monitors offer to buy Brian when they come to see him in Dining?

4. What criticism do the two head Monitors level at Brian when they find him in Dining?

5. Where does Amy run to when she sees what is happening to Brian?

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