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

2. On page 26, Brian notes that they do get electric power, "albeit sporadically." What is he saying about the electricity?
(a) Like the Vistors, it is not really there.
(b) It is dangerously unstable.
(c) Only workers with tokens can get power.
(d) It is frequently not working.

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

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

5. After the burials, what does Brian realize about Gwen's death?
(a) It is really more Tom's fault than it is Brian and Amy's fault.
(b) It would not have happened if Gwen had been a better friend.
(c) It would not have happened if he had followed Law 6 from the beginning.
(d) It was necessary to preserve the peace of the community.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rolph learn about the surface world?

2. What is Edgar Spengler holding when he approaches Brian?

3. How does one of the Monitors subtly threaten Brian when they are talking in Dining?

4. Who is responsible for supervising the Monitors at night?

5. What city does Brian believe his community lives underneath?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the Slough?

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

6. Describe how the bodies of dead workers are disposed of.

7. After the funeral, what conflicting feelings does Brian have about his relationship with Amy and Law 6?

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

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

10. What causes Brian to realize that he is in love with Amy?

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