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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 did the Gatekeeper say he was when showing the narrator his arsenal at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) A criminal.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A blacksmith.

2. What does the Librarian serve at the end of each session?
(a) Tea.
(b) Soup.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cake.

3. What is the first thing the Professor asks for on seeing his granddaughter and the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) A telephone.
(b) An INKling repellant device.
(c) Food.
(d) Something to drink.

4. What does the librarian ask for in return for a favor at the library in Chapter 7?
(a) Chinese take-out.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Money.
(d) A kiss.

5. What does the narrator wish he could be, in thinking about the girl in the Skyline?
(a) Oblivious.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Young.
(d) Normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of year does the narrator say it is at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

3. What does the narrator use to call up the End of the World?

4. What does the narrator tell the librarian to comfort her at the end of Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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