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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 was necessary to preserve the peace of the community.
(c) It would not have happened if he had followed Law 6 from the beginning.
(d) It is really more Tom's fault than it is Brian and Amy's fault.

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

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

4. What does Brian's ghoul costume indicate that his character did before his death?
(a) Worked in an office.
(b) Played football.
(c) Fought fires.
(d) Delivered the mail.

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

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 wonders why he never noticed them before.
(c) He thinks how beautiful his community's world is.
(d) He feels almost as if they are mocking him.

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

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

9. What prevents Brian from following Amy when she runs away from the Monitor supervisors?
(a) The Monitors assemble a crowd around him to hold him.
(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 stun him into unconsciousness.

10. 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 log enough Role Hours.
(c) Whether they follow Law 6.
(d) Whether they have something to look forward to.

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

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

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

14. 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) His desire to have a normal future with Amy.
(b) The fact that no Visitors ever come.
(c) The constant failures of the power system.
(d) The general misery of life underground.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The Monitors proudly tell Brian that the community's system is "distinguished by its rigor, discipline," and what (28)?

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

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

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