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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 39, Popcorn, Lord Jim, Extinction.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Gatekeeper say he was when showing the narrator his arsenal at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A blacksmith.

3. Where does the narrator take the librarian on his last morning?
(a) To a French patisserie.
(b) To the pier.
(c) To a ballgame.
(d) To the park.

4. Why does the narrator say he drinks so much?
(a) It makes him less restless.
(b) It helps him concentrate.
(c) It makes him feel brave.
(d) The world was supposed to end.

5. Why does the Caretaker collect the instruments?
(a) He needs a hobby to occupy his time.
(b) He gets lonely and the sound comforts him.
(c) He finds them beautiful.
(d) He feels that the previous owners would have wanted someone to look out for them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say was his "training" for tuning in on a better life?

3. What do the girl and the narrator appear to be walking on after the rock slab?

4. Why does the shadow say he needed the map sooner?

5. How does the Colonel say the Town feels about the passing of a shadow?

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