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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the shadow tell the narrator they're going?
(a) To the Pool.
(b) To the Woods.
(c) To the Watchtower.
(d) To the barracks.

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

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

5. Which instrument does the narrator eventually take with him?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) An accordion.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A harmonica.

6. How many people are at the laundromat when the narrator arrives?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

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

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

9. What day is it when the narrator and the chubby girl finally arrive in the subway system?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

10. What does the Librarian compare looking for her mind to?
(a) Looking for lost needles in a haystack.
(b) Looking for lost birds in the skies.
(c) Looking for lost drops of rain in a river.
(d) Looking for lost leaves on the ground.

11. What is it that causes the narrator to check each joint and muscle of his body when he wakes at the beginning of Chapter 30?
(a) He hears a strange noise in his head.
(b) He wonders if he is still alive.
(c) He has a terrible headache.
(d) He feels stiff and motionless.

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

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

14. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?
(a) In the lean-to.
(b) Under the tree.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) In the Watchtower.

15. What does the Professor use the paperclips for?
(a) To occupy his hands.
(b) To leave a trail.
(c) To keep his aura magnetized.
(d) To keep away the INKlings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the shadow call the role of the Dreamreader in his discussion of the loss of mind at the end of Chapter 32?

2. What does the narrator eat with his beer at the beer hall after buying his new clothes?

3. What does the shadow guess is the reason the narrator doesn't want to leave?

4. What is the last thing the shadow tells the narrator?

5. What song does the narrator begin to whistle in the sewer side vent?

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