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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Appetite, Disappointment, Leningrad | Chapter 10, The Wall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator make of the librarian's appetite at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) He doesn't understand why women always seem to be on a diet.
(b) He is worried she doesn't spend enough money on food.
(c) He thinks it's a little disgusting.
(d) He isn't surprised, given her frame.

2. What does the narrator notice about the woman that he follows down the corridor?
(a) She doesn't smell good.
(b) She talks a lot.
(c) She is chubby.
(d) She is loud.

3. What does the woman ask the narrator to put on at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) A tie.
(b) A pair of sunglasses.
(c) A rubber suit and goggles.
(d) A gas mask.

4. Which landmark does the narrator describe in detail at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The town square.
(b) The town park.
(c) The promenade.
(d) The clock tower.

5. What does the old man say the future will be in Chapter 5?
(a) Color-free.
(b) Sound-free.
(c) Semiotec-free.
(d) INKling-free.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator begins Chapter 5 with a lengthy discussion about the quality of which object?

2. Is the narrator going up or down in the elevator at the beginning of the story?

3. What did the narrator loose upon arriving in the Town?

4. What does the Gatekeeper use to pierce the narrator's eyes in Chapter 4?

5. What group does the narrator belong to in Chapter 3?

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