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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 do the two characters in "Looks Down in the Gathering Shadow" want to do with a dead man?
(a) Burn him.
(b) Turn him in to the police.
(c) Bury him.
(d) Sell him.

2. What is Uzzi-Tuzii's profession?
(a) Bookstore owner.
(b) Chef.
(c) Writer.
(d) Professor.

3. Why does Ludmilla read?
(a) To experience emotions.
(b) For meaning.
(c) For knowledge.
(d) For pleasure.

4. According to the police chief, where should the man in If On a Winter's Night a Traveler leave right away?
(a) The train station.
(b) The cafe.
(c) The library.
(d) The bus stop.

5. What allows the reader to personalize the story?
(a) Specific settings.
(b) Easily dislikable characters.
(c) Impersonal dialogue.
(d) Vague descriptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enjoys reading books without underlying meanings?

2. What does the author admit to wishing to convey through descriptions of a fight?

3. Who is the author of "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo"?

4. Where does the author assume that the reader reads the book?

5. How does the man feel when he realizes who his contact is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who or what leads the reader down the wrong path in Chapter 3?

2. Why does Lotaria read?

3. How is jealousy a theme in "Outside the Town of Malbork"?

4. Describe the plot of the first book the reader has, titled If On a Winter's Night a Traveler.

5. Describe the imagery used in "Outside the Town of Malbork."

6. What is the origin of the problem with the books?

7. Describe the reader's comments on the difference between reading and hearing somebody read aloud.

8. Why was "Without Fear of Wind or Vertigo" chastised?

9. For what does the reader continue to search after finding a problem with his second book?

10. What do the reader and Ludmilla agree upon in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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