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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) "Rolph was a good man."
(c) "He was always so sane."
(d) "He really got a kick out of fake- menacing you from above."

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

5. Where does Amy run to when she sees what is happening to Brian?
(a) VICTORIAN WEEKEND.
(b) The Egress Spout.
(c) DISCO LOVE NEST.
(d) MAWS OF HELL.

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

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

8. 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.

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

10. Why does Rolph not worry that Edgar will read his letter?
(a) The letter is sealed with wax.
(b) Edgar does not like to read.
(c) Edgar would never disrespect his father's privacy.
(d) Edgar is illiterate.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the burials, what does Brian realize about Gwen's death?

2. 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?

3. What does Mr. Regis say governs whether people have a pleasant day or not?

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

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

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