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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. Which variety of unicorn does the librarian say is the more tranquil variety?
(a) The Indian variety.
(b) The Chinese variety.
(c) The Russian variety.
(d) The Greek variety.

2. Why does the narrator say he drinks so much?
(a) The world was supposed to end.
(b) It makes him less restless.
(c) It makes him feel brave.
(d) It helps him concentrate.

3. What does the Gatekeeper use to pierce the narrator's eyes in Chapter 4?
(a) A laser.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A flame.
(d) A blade.

4. Where does the Librarian live?
(a) In the Industrial Quarter.
(b) Beside the Clock Tower.
(c) In the Worker's Quarter.
(d) Beside the Old Bridge.

5. What does the old man say the future will be in Chapter 5?
(a) Sound-free.
(b) INKling-free.
(c) Semiotec-free.
(d) Color-free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say may be the signal to put physical pain out of mind?

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

3. What does the Colonel say will become of the narrator's feelings for his shadow in Chapter 8?

4. What group does the narrator belong to in Chapter 3?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Collection Room.

2. Explain why the Colonel brings up the Librarian in Chapter 16 and what he tells the narrator in regards to her?

3. What does Junior tell the narrator to tell the System about their visit and the wound? Why?

4. What does the Colonel tell the narrator about the beasts' death in Chapter 20?

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

6. Describe the procedure the narrator goes through to prepare for shuffling.

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

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

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

10. What is the source of the noise that dominates the first half of Chapter 23?

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