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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Librarian ask the Caretaker in the Power Station chapter?

2. What is the last thing the shadow tells the narrator?

3. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?

4. Who does the narrator call on the telephone at the beginning of Chapter 37?

5. How long does the Professor say the provisions will keep him alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what the Colonel tells the narrator about the digging of the hole in Chapter 30.

2. Why does the Librarian say the accordion is "the key" in Chapter 36?

3. Explain the beasts' feeding habits as observed in Chapter 26.

4. What does the narrator do after arriving in his apartment in Chapter 31?

5. Explain what the narrator thinks about the stars as he is making his way through the underground escape route towards the end of Chapter 29.

6. What does the narrator say in Chapter 37 about "...tuning in on the particulars of the world" and why is that important?

7. Why does the librarian wake the narrator up in the middle of the night at the beginning of Chapter 37? Explain what happens and how the librarian and narrator react.

8. Explain what the Professor says is a way out of the situation the narrator finds himself in in Chapter 27 and why it would work.

9. What does the narrator say he plans to do with the Librarian's mind once he has read it?

10. What is "the encyclopedia wand"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what happens when the Tokyo narrator remembers his shadow on the movie screen while underground and explain the significance of this event has for the narrator.

Essay Topic 2

Give a detailed description of the Hard-Boiled Wonderland narrator's personality and explain how he changes throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how "shuffling" is done and the significance of this process for the novel's exploration of consciousness.

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