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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 color is the smoke that can be seen every day in the Town?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gray.

2. How does the Librarian feel about the Pool?
(a) It reminds her of better days.
(b) She is afraid of it.
(c) She enjoys its calmness.
(d) It reminds her of painful memories.

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 sliver of wood.
(d) A shovel.

4. What does the Gatekeeper tell the narrator about the Power Station?
(a) The Caretaker of the Power Station won't see Townspeople.
(b) The Power Station no longer works.
(c) The Power Station is extremely dangerous.
(d) He might find a musical instrument there.

5. What does the Gatekeeper say about the narrator's questions?
(a) Soon he will no longer feel the need to ask.
(b) The narrator asks too many questions.
(c) The questions are annoying.
(d) There will be no answers today.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the girl and the narrator appear to be walking on after the rock slab?

3. Why does the girl say they can't swim to the top of the tower?

4. What does the narrator find himself longing for underground?

5. What does the Professor say he did to the core consciousness of his test subjects?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the chubby girl think her grandfather's lab hasn't been broken into in Chapter 21?

2. What do you know about the Pool based on your readings in Chapter 12?

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

4. Explain the significance of the paperclips in Chapter 21.

5. Describe where the narrator's shadow lives.

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

7. What does the Librarian say she particularly remembers about her mother in Chapter 22? How does the narrator explain this memory?

8. What does the Colonel tell the narrator about the Woods and the Woodspeople in Chapter 14?

9. What do you know about the narrator's job based on your reading of Chapter 3?

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

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