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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What criticism do the two head Monitors level at Brian when they find him in Dining?
(a) He seems to know a large number of people who break Law 6.
(b) He should not be getting so friendly with Amy.
(c) He did not report Tom Frame during his Reporting Period.
(d) He did not kick Rolph very enthusiastically.

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

6. What unintentionally ironic comment does Edgar make about his father on page 22?
(a) "He really got a kick out of fake- menacing you from above."
(b) “We truly don’t know what got into him there at the end."
(c) "He was always so sane."
(d) "Rolph was a good man."

7. 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) It is dangerously unstable.
(c) It is frequently not working.
(d) Only workers with tokens can get power.

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

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

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

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

12. 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 take the time to get to know others.
(d) Whether they follow Law 6.

13. In his note to his son on his drawing of Brian, what does Rolph call Brian?
(a) Co-worker.
(b) Friend.
(c) Ghoul.
(d) Frankenstein.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rolph compare the people living underground to?

2. How does one of the Monitors subtly threaten Brian when they are talking in Dining?

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

4. Why does Rolph not worry that Edgar will read his letter?

5. Who is responsible for supervising the Monitors at night?

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