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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound is used to summon a crowd when a crime has been reported?
(a) Bell.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Siren.
(d) Chime.

2. What name does Bill always call Brian?
(a) Mephistopheles.
(b) Erebus.
(c) Frankenstein.
(d) Godzilla.

3. On page 10, what phrase is used to describe statements like Tom's about the Visitors?
(a) Erroneous Negativity.
(b) Disturbing Sentiment.
(c) Anti-Community Statement.
(d) Regrettable Falsehood.

4. When Brian takes Amy's hand during the flood, what is he reminded of?
(a) DISCO LOVE NEST.
(b) FIFTIES SOCK HOP.
(c) CHICAGO GANGSTER HIDEOUT.
(d) VICTORIAN WEEKEND.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brian usually do when he overhears someone say something he should report?

2. What is unusual about the elm tree that Brian leans against while he is thinking about what happened to Rolph?

3. What word do the people in the story use to mean "inform"?

4. Who does Tom Frame portray when he is working?

5. From context, what must "TinyGhosts" be (11)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is in Tom's note to Brian, and how does Brian react to the note?

6. What is the source of Ann and Tom Frame's marital troubles?

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

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

9. How do Brian's feelings about Amy change over the course of their time together in the Room?

10. 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?

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