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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. Why doesn't the Librarian want the narrator to go to the Power Station?
2. What does the narrator buy while waiting for the clothes to dry?
3. What does the narrator say was his "training" for tuning in on a better life?
4. What is it that causes the narrator to check each joint and muscle of his body when he wakes at the beginning of Chapter 30?
5. Where is the shadow when the narrator comes to visit him at the beginning of Chapter 32?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is "the encyclopedia wand"?
2. Given what the narrator tells his shadow about why he plans to stay, what do you think he plans to do with his time in the Town?
3. What does the chubby girl plan to do once the narrator loses consciousness, and why?
4. Why does the narrator say looking for the Librarian's mind is not like looking for raindrops?
5. What does the narrator say in Chapter 37 about "...tuning in on the particulars of the world" and why is that important?
6. Explain what the Colonel tells the narrator about the digging of the hole in Chapter 30.
7. How does the narrator explain his decision in Chapter 40?
8. How does the narrator react to the musical instruments in Chapter 28?
9. 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.
10. Describe the Town's power source.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the Tokyo narrator's escapist tendencies, giving several concrete examples.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 37, the narrator says he was born by the sea and liked to collect things washed on shore by the typhoon. He says his life has always been about "gathering up the junk, sorting through it, and then casting it off somewhere else. All for no purpose...". Explain how the narrator's current life is this way and draw parallels between this and the people in the Town.
Essay Topic 3
Consider the first two chapters of the book. In the first chapter, the narrator is stuck in an elevator. In the second chapter, the beasts and the coming of autumn are described. Compare and contrast the tone of both of these chapters.
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