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

2. 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.

3. 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) Near Monitoring & Reporting.
(c) Next to Gwen's body.
(d) Back in the MAWS OF HELL.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Rolph never tell Edgar what he knew about the Egress Spout?

4. What is revealed to the reader at the end of the story?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Regis say during the funeral for the workers who have been killed?

2. When Brian is looking for Amy in Dining, who finds Brian, and what do they want from him?

3. Who is Edgar Spengler, and what items does he give Brian?

4. What does Rolph suggest are some possible reasons for their community being put underground?

5. What important information does Brian learn from Rolph's letter?

6. How is Brian feeling when he first heads over to Dining to look for Amy, and why?

7. After finding out what Brian knows, what choice do the Monitors give him, and what decision does he make?

8. Why do the people in Brian's community find it essential to believe that Visitors will arrive any day?

9. When Brian goes to look for Amy in Dining, what does he think when he sees Jim, and why?

10. What puzzles Brian about the air, water, electricity, and food that they use in the underground community?

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