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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 happened when the man and woman in Lorna's story looked into the eyes of a goat?
(a) They got cleverness.
(b) They had children.
(c) They couldn not build fire any more.
(d) They lost the dog.

2. Who was following the narrator and his companions on the day the novel begins?
(a) The narrator's best friend.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The chard coal burners.
(d) The leader of the Bernt Arse pack.

3. When does the narrator's story in Chapter 1 take place?
(a) The day the narrator was born.
(b) After the bad time.
(c) Three days before the novel begins.
(d) Before the bad time.

4. In the written Eusa story, was Eusa able to keep his sons with him?
(a) No, they died.
(b) Yes, they built a home together.
(c) No, they followed the Littl Man.
(d) Yes, after they were reunited with their mother.

5. After he splits the atom, why doesn't Eusa know how many changes there are to come?
(a) Eusa's wife had the information with her.
(b) He never knew how many changes there would be.
(c) The Little Man won't tell him.
(d) The writing with the numbers was destroyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who yelled "Fall! Fall! Fall!" while the men were trying to pull the large object out of the hole intact?

2. What are the children doing the night after the burning?

3. What is the 1st knowing that Lorna refers to?

4. What position will Riddley hold in his village now that his father is dead?

5. Where does Riddley go to get his scar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the rituals that are followed with Brooder Walker's body?

2. In the Goodparley/Orfing show, why won't Eusa come up at first?

3. During the wotcher, Goodparley tells Riddley that he is looking for something. What is Goodparley looking for and why?

4. Why does Orfing call Eusa back after Eusa says the show is done?

5. Goodparley and Orfing do a wotcher with Riddley. Describe the ritual.

6. Why does Riddley get a scar?

7. What is the song that is sung at Brooder's cremation and what does it mean?

8. Why did Riddley climb the big iron thing after his father died?

9. What happens in the written Eusa story after Eusa runs the numbers through the Power Ring?

10. In the written Eusa story, what was life like when Mr. Clevver was Big Man of Inland?

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