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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is "...all that is left..." at the end of the story?
(a) The flight of the birds overhead.
(b) The End of the World.
(c) The thought of the accordion.
(d) The sound of the snow underfoot.

2. What does the narrator do with the skull at the end of Chapter 37?
(a) He sends it to the chubby girl.
(b) He disposes of it.
(c) He gives it to the librarian as a gift.
(d) He leaves it at the subway station.

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

4. How does the shadow know the Town has an exit?
(a) He found it.
(b) Intuition.
(c) From the map.
(d) The Gatekeeper told him.

5. What does the librarian notice about the narrator's statements during dinner?
(a) They're often arrogant.
(b) They're often unimaginative.
(c) They're often uncertain.
(d) They're often edgy.

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

7. What song does the narrator begin to whistle in the sewer side vent?
(a) Purple Rain.
(b) I Go to Pieces.
(c) Blowin' in the Wind.
(d) All Along the Watchtower.

8. 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 scapegoat.
(b) A scout.
(c) A lightning rod.
(d) A catalyst.

9. 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 pair of nail clippers.
(d) A hammer.

10. What does the Librarian compare the warmth of the narrator's hand to?
(a) The sun.
(b) The Spring.
(c) A fire.
(d) The Summer.

11. What happens to the narrator as he passes by the INKlings' lair?
(a) He gets liquefied.
(b) He gets sucked in.
(c) He stops moving and has a hard time starting again.
(d) He falls asleep.

12. Why don't the Librarian and the narrator talk on the way to the Power Station?
(a) They have run out of things to say to each other.
(b) The Librarian is still angry that they narrator decided to go against her will.
(c) There's no need to talk.
(d) They are worried someone will hear them.

13. What are all the songs on the radio related to the morning the narrator spends at the librarian's house?
(a) Farewells.
(b) Heartbreak.
(c) The Autumn.
(d) The Winter.

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

15. What does the Librarian compare the sounds of the accordion to at the beginning of Chapter 36?
(a) The leaves.
(b) The flowers.
(c) The wind.
(d) The rain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What escape does the Professor offer for the dilemma the narrator is faced with?

3. 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?

4. Why does the shadow say the narrator can't take the Librarian to the Woods?

5. What effect does the whiskey have on the narrator in Chapter 27?

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