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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Colonel say will become of the narrator's shadow in Chapter 8?
(a) It will die.
(b) It will live its own life.
(c) It will escape.
(d) It will forget him.

2. What does the Colonel give the narrator as winter approaches in Chapter 14?
(a) A winter hat.
(b) A winter coat.
(c) Winter boots.
(d) Winter gloves.

3. What object does the Gatekeeper use to make his point to the narrator that the Wall is perfect in Chapter 10?
(a) An axe.
(b) A nail.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A sliver of wood.

4. What does the librarian try to get the narrator to hear while they are lying in bed?
(a) Her heartbeat.
(b) People talking in the hall outside.
(c) Her food digesting.
(d) The sound of the cars passing below the window.

5. Where does the librarian say the unicorn skull was lost while recounting the story of Professor Petrov in Chapter 9?
(a) In Stalingrad.
(b) In the Ukraine.
(c) In Moscow.
(d) In Leningrad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he uses his car for in Chapter 7?

2. What does the Professor say will happen in regards to the narrator's three cognitive circuits?

3. What creatures do the girl and the narrator meet underground?

4. How does the Librarian feel about the Pool?

5. How does the Professor explain the narrator's memory of the dam and the king's coronation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the memory the narrator has while climbing the underground tower with the chubby girl.

2. Explain where the narrator is at the beginning of Chapter 1 and what he spends his time doing.

3. What does the narrator realize in Chapter 17 about Junior's reference to a "time bomb"?

4. How does the narrator imagine his retirement in Chapter 13?

5. What information does the chubby girl in pink get from reading her grandfather's notebook in Chapter 19?

6. Give a brief description of the beasts introduced in Chapter 2.

7. Which unusual things have you noticed about the Town as described in Chapter 4?

8. Explain how the relationship between the narrator and the young woman develops in Chapter 5.

9. What do you know about the Wall surrounding the Town based on your readings in Chapter 10?

10. Describe the differences between Western and Eastern unicorns as presented in Chapter 9.

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