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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 is Leonard's complaint about lunch?
(a) It is not hot enough.
(b) It is not very filling.
(c) He wants it served to the oldest workers first.
(d) Layla brings the lunch a few minutes later every day.

2. What accent is Ann Frame expected to use at her job?
(a) Scouse.
(b) Cockney.
(c) Geordie.
(d) Brummie.

3. What does Brian see on Tom Frame's body when he passes it later in the day?
(a) A bird.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rose.
(d) A potpie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What pastime is available in the Room?

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

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

4. How does Amy rationalize her lie about Tom Frame?

5. What sound is used to summon a crowd when a crime has been reported?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. On page 7, what does Brian find when he rushes from the creek over to Bowling to see what the commotion is?

6. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

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

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

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

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

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