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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rolph compare the people living underground to?
(a) Seeds.
(b) Roots.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Moles.

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

4. On page 24, when Brian says, "Why say it? Does it help? We know from bitter experience it does not," what is he referring to?
(a) The general misery of life underground.
(b) His desire to have a normal future with Amy.
(c) The fact that no Visitors ever come.
(d) The constant failures of the power system.

5. Who is responsible for supervising the Monitors at night?
(a) Amy.
(b) Mr. Regis.
(c) Kiko.
(d) Shirley.

6. What do the Monitors offer to buy Brian when they come to see him in Dining?
(a) A Kit Kat.
(b) A potpie.
(c) A steak.
(d) A Coke.

7. In his letter, Rolph uses the word "verboten" (23). What does this word mean?
(a) Unwise.
(b) Forbidden.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Impulsive.

8. After the burials, what does Brian realize about Gwen's death?
(a) It would not have happened if Gwen had been a better friend.
(b) It would not have happened if he had followed Law 6 from the beginning.
(c) It is really more Tom's fault than it is Brian and Amy's fault.
(d) It was necessary to preserve the peace of the community.

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

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

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

12. 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) He does not understand what is happening until it is too late to follow her.
(d) The Monitors assemble a crowd around him to hold him.

13. On page 26, Brian notes that they do get electric power, "albeit sporadically." What is he saying about the electricity?
(a) Like the Vistors, it is not really there.
(b) Only workers with tokens can get power.
(c) It is frequently not working.
(d) It is dangerously unstable.

14. What guess does Rolph make about who knows why they are living underground?
(a) Only the surface dwellers know.
(b) No one in their community knows.
(c) Mr. Regis from Workhouse Effective Coordination knows.
(d) Monitoring & Reporting knows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Brian believe his community lives underneath?

2. What are "SomnoSlams" and "HyperHooper" (24)?

3. As Brian is considering the implications of Rolph's letter, where does he suddenly realize he is standing?

4. In his note to his son on his drawing of Brian, what does Rolph call Brian?

5. What is revealed to the reader at the end of the story?

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