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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 isn't surprised, given her frame.
(d) He thinks it's a little disgusting.

2. What group does the narrator belong to in Chapter 3?
(a) The Semiotecs.
(b) The Caluctecs.
(c) The INKlings.
(d) The Factory.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator notice about the woman that he follows down the corridor?

2. What does the librarian try to get the narrator to hear while they are lying in bed?

3. What topic of conversation makes the narrator uncomfortable in Chapter 5?

4. Where does the woman tell the narrator that he'll find her grandfather's lab?

5. What does the Colonel say will become of the narrator's feelings for his shadow in Chapter 8?

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