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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the office building like, where the narrator answers the newspaper ad?
(a) Gleaming, modern
(b) Run-down, seedy
(c) Classical, proud
(d) Ordinary

2. What does the narrator say is his first impression of Ishmael?
(a) Terror
(b) Curiosity
(c) Comfort
(d) Tenderness

3. When does the narrator recognize Ishmael in Chapter 1?
(a) When the keeper forces Ishmael to move
(b) When Ishmael speaks to him
(c) When he is staring into his own eyes
(d) When Ishmael growls

4. Why does the narrator say he reacts so violently to the ad in Chapter 1?
(a) Because he had never had any response when he ran similar ads himself
(b) Because he had once wanted to save the world
(c) Because he had once taught lessons in saving the world himself
(d) Because he had always hoped to see an ad like this, but feels he had missed his chance

5. What does the narrator say his relationship with Nazi Germany is?
(a) He is unaware of the details of Nazi rule
(b) He has always gone out of his way to avoid learning about it
(c) He is a student of it
(d) He is moderately well informed about it

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is his first impression of the room in Chapter 1?

2. What pressure does the narrator say he feels to act out his culture’s stories?

3. What does Ishmael say is mythical about the story the narrator tells in Chapter 3?

4. What does the narrator say the ad in Chapter 1 was looking for?

5. What end does Ishmael say he foresees for the Takers’ culture?

(see the answer key)

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