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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 is the second book the narrator reads towards the end of Chapter 15?
(a) Spartacus.
(b) Spring Torrents.
(c) Rudin.
(d) The Red and the Black.

2. What does the narrator notice about the girl in the car in front of them while on their way back to the Professor's lab?
(a) Her earrings.
(b) Her shirt.
(c) Her bracelets.
(d) Her shoes.

3. What does the Gatekeeper say the narrator will see if he climbs the Watchtower?
(a) A winter treat.
(b) A big surprise.
(c) His shadow.
(d) The layout of the Town.

4. Where does the narrator say the smoke comes from?
(a) The Apple Grove.
(b) The Southern Hill.
(c) The Eastern Woods.
(d) The Worker's Quarter.

5. What do the girl and the narrator find half-way up the tower?
(a) A rope.
(b) A message from the Professor.
(c) A stash of paperclips.
(d) A secret cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the old man working on in Chapter 3?

2. What does the chubby girl say her grandfather claims will happen if the narrator doesn't get up at the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. What does the narrator notice about the woman that he follows down the corridor?

4. What does the Colonel say dying might be for the beasts?

5. What do Junior and Big Boy do to the narrator, saying they have no choice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Colonel and his relationship to the narrator.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does the Gatekeeper have to say about the fact that the narrator got lost in the Woods and fell ill?

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

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

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

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