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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the shadow call the role of the Dreamreader in his discussion of the loss of mind at the end of Chapter 32?
(a) A scout.
(b) A scapegoat.
(c) A lightning rod.
(d) A catalyst.

4. What does the narrator buy while waiting for the clothes to dry?
(a) Four beers.
(b) Four videos.
(c) Four gateaux.
(d) Four cassettes.

5. What does the narrator compare his memory of visiting the Power Station to?
(a) A dream.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A fog.
(d) A joke.

6. What odd gift does the narrator give the librarian at the restaurant in Chapter 35?
(a) An eggbeater.
(b) A white lace collar.
(c) A hammer.
(d) A pair of nail clippers.

7. What does the narrator want to do when he arrives at the Library in Chapter 34?
(a) He wants to talk to the Librarian.
(b) He wants to go for a walk.
(c) He wants to have dinner.
(d) He wants to begin dream reading right away.

8. What does the narrator want to do in light of the situation?
(a) Marry the girl.
(b) Go above ground.
(c) Call his mother.
(d) Drink more whisky.

9. Which author does the narrator NOT say he likes to read at dinner?
(a) Hardy.
(b) Flaubert.
(c) Turgenev.
(d) Camus.

10. Why does the Gatekeeper leave the narrator alone with his shadow?
(a) He thinks they don't get along.
(b) He has work to do.
(c) He feels sorry for the narrator.
(d) He can't stand the smell.

11. Who does the Caretaker say comes to visit until the beginning of autumn?
(a) The Gatekeeper.
(b) The Townspeople.
(c) The beasts.
(d) The Woodspeople.

12. What does the narrator eat with his beer at the beer hall after buying his new clothes?
(a) Oysters.
(b) A burger.
(c) Chips.
(d) A pretzel.

13. What does the narrator think people want to extend to everything?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Serenity.
(d) Fairness.

14. How does the Colonel say the Town feels about the passing of a shadow?
(a) They don't talk about it.
(b) They are relieved that the shadow is finally gone.
(c) It is a solemn event.
(d) It is wonderful to be freed of the weight.

15. How does the narrator finally realize that his musical instrument is an accordion?
(a) He remembers his mother saying so.
(b) The Colonel unwillingly tells him.
(c) He hears a voice tell him the name.
(d) He wipes the dust off the lettering on the instrument.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chubby girl begin reading in the narrator's apartment?

2. What does the Librarian compare the warmth of the narrator's hand to?

3. Why does the narrator rent the car?

4. What kind of power is the Town apparently running on?

5. What does the Caretaker provide as part of lunch?

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