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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the shadow say the narrator can't take the Librarian to the Woods?
(a) The Gatekeeper would never allow it.
(b) She has no mind.
(c) She is afraid of the Woods.
(d) She is conflicted.

3. Why does the Librarian say the Dreamreader can't free her mind?
(a) It is too dangerous an undertaking.
(b) Her mind was lost too long ago.
(c) Minds can never be freed again.
(d) Minds are not taken in whole by the beasts, but in fragments.

4. What does the subway attendant claim is a waste of money while discussing the lost tickets with the narrator?
(a) Baseball games.
(b) McDonald's coffee.
(c) Starbuck's coffee.
(d) Subway fares.

5. What unusual thing does the narrator note about the Power Station?
(a) It seems to be glowing.
(b) There are no lines leading out.
(c) It seems to be talking.
(d) Unlike the rest of the Town's structures, the Power Station is made of wood.

6. What does the narrator do to kill time while waiting for his date with the librarian?
(a) Sit in a café.
(b) Go jogging.
(c) Play a video game.
(d) Read the newspaper.

7. What does the shadow call the process of removing the discharges of mind that rise each day?
(a) Filtering out.
(b) Skimming off.
(c) Draining.
(d) Shedding.

8. How many men does the narrator first see when he looks out the window to where the men are digging the hole?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. Where does the narrator say he and the girl got on the subway when asked by the subway attendant?
(a) Ginza.
(b) Shibuya.
(c) Aoyama Itchome.
(d) Shinjuku.

10. What does the narrator's shadow suggest the two do so they don't get separated?
(a) Trade hats.
(b) Join back together.
(c) Hold hands.
(d) Tie their belts together.

11. What does the Caretaker of the Power Station make for his guests in Chapter 28?
(a) Tea.
(b) Soup.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cake.

12. What does the Caretaker provide as part of lunch?
(a) Mushrooms.
(b) Berries.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Beast meat.

13. Why does the narrator rent the car?
(a) He doesn't want to drive his own car.
(b) He wants to impress his date.
(c) He doesn't want to go back into the subway.
(d) He doesn't want to show up with the sports bag in hand.

14. Where does the chubby girl say she wants to go with the narrator when the reach the subway at the end of Chapter 29?
(a) To Finland.
(b) To his place.
(c) To Disneyland.
(d) To a ball game.

15. What escape does the Professor offer for the dilemma the narrator is faced with?
(a) If the System finds out about the research, they will abort the program.
(b) If the Factory gets the data, the program will end automatically.
(c) If he dies now, all three of his circuits will die with him.
(d) If he can unshuffle the data, the program will end automatically.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the narrator and the librarian NOT have as dessert at the restaurant?

2. What does the Librarian ask the Caretaker in the Power Station chapter?

3. How does the shadow know the Town has an exit?

4. What one thing does the chubby girl say to the narrator that eases his mind as they are swimming to the exit of the underground?

5. Who does the narrator call on the telephone at the beginning of Chapter 37?

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