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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 Woodspeople.
(b) The beasts.
(c) The Townspeople.
(d) The Gatekeeper.

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

3. What does the narrator compare his world to while climbing through the escape route in Chapter 29?
(a) Gaien Park.
(b) A credit card.
(c) A blue tweed suit.
(d) A unicorn.

4. What does the narrator tell the librarian about himself when she says she wants to know more about him?
(a) He likes the rainfall.
(b) He was born by the sea.
(c) He was a soldier.
(d) He likes to collect things.

5. 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 his place.
(b) To Disneyland.
(c) To Finland.
(d) To a ball game.

6. What does the narrator say the Librarian can never do since she has no mind?
(a) She can never love him.
(b) She can never miss him.
(c) She can never need him.
(d) She can never remember him.

7. Which song does the narrator finally begin to play on the accordion?
(a) Blowin' in the Wind.
(b) Georgia on My Mind.
(c) Danny Boy.
(d) The Star Spangled Banner.

8. What does the narrator immediately notice when he returns to his apartment?
(a) The apartment is in worse shape than when he left.
(b) The walls have been vandalized.
(c) The apartment has been cleaned up.
(d) The television is gone.

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

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

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

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

13. How long does the Professor say the provisions will keep him alive?
(a) One or two weeks.
(b) One or two days.
(c) Seven or eight days.
(d) Three or four days.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator buy while in the park?

2. What happens to the narrator as he passes by the INKlings' lair?

3. Why don't the Librarian and the narrator talk on the way to the Power Station?

4. How many men does the narrator first see when he looks out the window to where the men are digging the hole?

5. What does the narrator ask the Librarian to do for him when he is finished reading skulls?

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