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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, End of the World, Charlie Parker, Time Bomb | Chapter 18, Dreamreading.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the old man working on in Chapter 3?
(a) Scent technology.
(b) Comparing skeletons.
(c) Diving technology.
(d) The mammalian palate.

2. What does the Colonel say will become of the narrator's feelings for his shadow in Chapter 8?
(a) He will realize that it's for the best.
(b) He will forget.
(c) He will become more and more angry.
(d) He will understand soon.

3. Why does the narrator think about the job he's doing as a dream reader?
(a) He thinks it's too important a job to be left to him.
(b) He thinks it's foolish.
(c) He thinks he's too good for the job.
(d) He feels inadequate.

4. What does the Librarian serve at the end of each session?
(a) Tea.
(b) Soup.
(c) Cake.
(d) Coffee.

5. What does the narrator say he uses his car for in Chapter 7?
(a) Short outings.
(b) Long drives.
(c) Shopping.
(d) Dates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Junior and Big Boy drink while visiting the narrator?

2. What does the narrator make of the librarian's appetite at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. Which landmark does the narrator describe in detail at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. Where does the librarian say the unicorn skull was lost while recounting the story of Professor Petrov in Chapter 9?

5. Who calls and wakes the narrator up while he is sleeping after finishing his shuffling?

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