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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. Is the narrator going up or down in the elevator at the beginning of the story?
(a) He isn't sure.
(b) He isn't moving.
(c) He is going up.
(d) He is going down.

2. Why does the chubby girl say she wears pink?
(a) Her grandfather thinks she looks pretty in pink.
(b) It's her favorite color.
(c) It was her mother's favorite color.
(d) It helps scare off the INKlings.

3. What kind of watch is Junior wearing?
(a) An Omega.
(b) A Rolex.
(c) A Swatch.
(d) A Breitling.

4. What is it about the poster of Frankfurt at the supermarket that makes the narrator uneasy?
(a) It looks cold.
(b) He is afraid of Germans.
(c) He gets chills when he sees tall, sharp spires.
(d) He doesn't like the people's not-watching-anything gaze.

5. What does the narrator find himself longing for underground?
(a) The morning newspaper.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) A girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the chubby girl say her grandfather can do for the narrator in regards to his wound?

3. What does the Librarian serve at the end of each session?

4. What object does the Gatekeeper use to make his point to the narrator that the Wall is perfect in Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Explain what "The End of the World" is according to the Professor's explanation in Chapter 25.

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

8. Describe where the narrator's shadow lives.

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

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

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