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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 did not kick Rolph very enthusiastically.
(c) He did not report Tom Frame during his Reporting Period.
(d) He should not be getting so friendly with Amy.

2. 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.

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

4. 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) "Rolph was a good man."
(c) "He was always so sane."
(d) “We truly don’t know what got into him there at the end."

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

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

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

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

9. 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 is irritated at their fakeness.
(c) He feels almost as if they are mocking him.
(d) He wonders why he never noticed them before.

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

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

12. 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 constant failures of the power system.
(d) The fact that no Visitors ever come.

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

14. What is revealed to the reader at the end of the story?
(a) Brian is telling this story to the first Visitor to ever appear in the workhouse.
(b) Brian has been living on the surface the whole time in some strange psychological experiement.
(c) Brian has been dead for many years, and the story he wrote is used to train new Monitors.
(d) The story itself is part of Brian's plan to expose the truth about his community.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What guess does Rolph make about who knows why they are living underground?

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

4. From Amy's letter, what does she believe about Brian's conversation with the Monitor supervisors?

5. What do the page 19 letters "'R.S.,' 'T.F.,' and 'G.T.'” stand for?

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