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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34, Skulls.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say was his "training" for tuning in on a better life?
(a) Divorcing his wife.
(b) Reading The Greening of America.
(c) Learning to sail.
(d) Watching Casablanca.

2. What effect does the whiskey have on the narrator in Chapter 27?
(a) It makes him laugh.
(b) It makes him woozy.
(c) It makes him cry.
(d) It doesn't register.

3. What does the Librarian compare looking for her mind to?
(a) Looking for lost leaves on the ground.
(b) Looking for lost needles in a haystack.
(c) Looking for lost drops of rain in a river.
(d) Looking for lost birds in the skies.

4. How does the Librarian feel about the Pool?
(a) She enjoys its calmness.
(b) She is afraid of it.
(c) It reminds her of painful memories.
(d) It reminds her of better days.

5. How many people are at the laundromat when the narrator arrives?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and the Librarian look for a musical instrument?

2. Why does the Colonel say the narrator's love for the Librarian may not be prudent?

3. What does the Colonel give the narrator to help in walking through the snow?

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

5. What object does the Gatekeeper use to make his point to the narrator that the Wall is perfect in Chapter 10?

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