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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. Where does the librarian say the unicorn skull was lost while recounting the story of Professor Petrov in Chapter 9?
(a) In the Ukraine.
(b) In Moscow.
(c) In Stalingrad.
(d) In Leningrad.

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

3. What does the librarian ask for in return for a favor at the library in Chapter 7?
(a) A kiss.
(b) Chinese take-out.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Money.

4. 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.

5. What does the librarian try to get the narrator to hear while they are lying in bed?
(a) Her food digesting.
(b) People talking in the hall outside.
(c) The sound of the cars passing below the window.
(d) Her heartbeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman ask the narrator to put on at the beginning of Chapter 3?

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

3. What is the old man working on in Chapter 3?

4. What event makes the beasts all stop what they are doing and move simultaneously in one direction in Chapter 2?

5. What time of year does the narrator say it is at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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