2. What is the "DisaHole" (5)?
(a) The vacuum tube where dead bodies are disposed of.
(b) The duct that connects the underground workhouses to the surface.
(c) The painted section of wall that the creek seems to flow into.
(d) The hole that Tom vanishes through during his act.

3. What is the wall behind Brian at work meant to resemble?
(a) Flames.
(b) On open mouth.
(c) A pile of corpses.
(d) Human entrails.

4. From context, what must "TinyGhosts" be (11)?
(a) A theatrical production.
(b) A workhouse group for children.
(c) A song that the workers sing at night.
(d) One of the workhouses in Brian's Region.

5. Why does Leonard get to sit down while the others squat?
(a) He portrays a different kind of ghoul.
(b) He has seniority.
(c) He arrives first every day to get the best spot.
(d) His knee is injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impresses Brian about the Feuding Ghouls?

2. During the first night they spend together, what does Amy teach Brian?

3. What is Leonard's complaint about lunch?

4. What are Visitors called in VICTORIAN WEEKEND?

5. Who does Brian see Tom Frame mating with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Brian see mating in the Room, and why is he surprised?

2. In what way does Brian participate in Rolph's death, and how does he feel about it?

3. Explain the etiquette that governs how workers react to others "mating" in the Room.

4. Where does the story open, and what is happening?

5. Why does Brian tell the reader that they are usually "swamped" with Visitors, and what does this imply about the relationship between narrator and reader?

6. What is ironic about Tom's behavior when Amy confronts him about the letter?

7. How does Tom Frame end up committing a crime, and how does Brian react?

8. What indication is there in the text that Brian's interpretation of "friendship" might be different from the reader's?

9. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

10. How does Amy use the trust conveyed by her position to protect herself and Brian?

(see the answer keys)

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