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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to the Speakers before they become speakers?
(a) They have had their toenails cut.
(b) They have been brain-wiped.
(c) They have had their hair cut.
(d) They have been well-educated.

2. What does Mr. U feed the Speakers often?
(a) Danishes.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Rice.
(d) Chocolates.

3. How does Derek describe the person who assaulted him?
(a) As middle-aged.
(b) As a teenager.
(c) As young.
(d) As old.

4. What did Ricky put in Aunt Janet's slippers?
(a) Buffalo wings.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Rice.
(d) Spiders.

5. What kind of "beam" shoots out of the old man's forehead in Ginnie's fantasy?
(a) A lust beam.
(b) A monster beam.
(c) A strength beam.
(d) A forgiveness beam.

6. Who comes into the performance with Mike?
(a) Dancers.
(b) Young people who are there to help free the Speakers.
(c) His college professors.
(d) Police.

7. Which friend of Mrs. U's winces when she comes into the Listening Room?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Ricki.
(c) Mira.
(d) Helen.

8. How old does Jeremy think he is?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

9. What amps up the Speakers' performances?
(a) Cutting the grass.
(b) Having better food.
(c) Dying their hair.
(d) Being on a so-called "Knowledge Mod."

10. How does Ginnie feel after seeing the old man with the limp?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Hungry.

11. What is one thing Grandpa says all is lost by doing?
(a) Eating too much.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Arming oneself.
(d) Stealing from neighbors.

12. Who did Lauren used to be before becoming a Speaker?
(a) A chef.
(b) A nurse and mother.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A celebrity.

13. In "Love Letter," who does Robbie write to?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His girlfriend.

14. Where is Jeremy when he is "speaking"?
(a) Pinioned to the Speaking Wall.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the backyard.

15. Who does Lauren punch in the face?
(a) Mr. U.
(b) Henry.
(c) Mrs. U.
(d) Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family does the cop say the two old men come from?

2. What does the mother in Ginnie's story do?

3. What regrets does the grandfather say he has?

4. What is on Derek's face when he stumbles home?

5. What does the grandfather in "Love Letter" say is all we have once you get to a certain age?

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