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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kormentz believe the townspeople of Tinderwick have done to him?
(a) Forgiven him for his crimes.
(b) Promoted him to judge.
(c) Told Todbaum he can kill Kormentz.
(d) Sacrificed him to the Cordon.

2. What does Journeyman feel the Cordon people refuse in their stubborness?
(a) Even Journeyman's curiosity.
(b) Religion.
(c) Any acceptance of responsibility.
(d) Food.

3. What does Maddy tell Journeyman that Dodie Metzger found in the woods recently?
(a) Exotic flowers.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Matsutake.
(d) A herd of deer.

4. What does Journeyman ask the woman in the library to do in Chapter 41?
(a) Come to dinner.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Go swimming.
(d) Come to see Todbaum with him.

5. What does the woman in the library finally tell Journeyman in Chapter 42?
(a) Where she is from.
(b) Whether she has children.
(c) Her age.
(d) Her name.

6. What does Edwin Gorse tell Journeyman Tinderwick must do in Chapter 47?
(a) Try to find a way to make the guns work again.
(b) Mobilize its resources to defend Todbaum and his machine.
(c) Try to store more food for the winter.
(d) Leave the island immediately.

7. What phrase of Kormentz's keeps echoing in Journeyman's ears?
(a) We lose ourselves.
(b) Who are we?
(c) What are you?
(d) We love ourselves.

8. What changes in December for Todbaum?
(a) His audience shrinks.
(b) His coffee maker breaks.
(c) The people send him less food.
(d) He feels really ill.

9. How does Quentin Maslow come to live in Tinderwick?
(a) It was where his late wife was from.
(b) He was a houseguest there when The Arrest happened.
(c) It was always his family home.
(d) It was where he visited his adult children in the winter.

10. What does Journeyman feel anxious about in Chapter 31?
(a) His boat journey coming up.
(b) When or if Maddy will visit Todbaum in Founder's Park.
(c) His job security.
(d) Running out of food.

11. Who does Journeyman ride on Astur's boat with in Chapter 48?
(a) Carol Leeds and Edwin Gorse.
(b) Eke and Walt.
(c) Theodore Nowlin.
(d) Drenka and Kormentz.

12. What story seems to drive the most people away from Todbaum?
(a) His story about The Road.
(b) His story about Times Square.
(c) His story about Kansas.
(d) His story about Pittsburgh.

13. Who lives alone in the Grange?
(a) Quentin Maslow.
(b) Theodore Nowlin.
(c) Edwin Gorse.
(d) Herbert Walker.

14. What does Journeyman lie to Todbaum about in Chapter 45?
(a) He says the townspeople want the Blue Streak for themselves.
(b) He says the townspeople hate Todbaum.
(c) He says he gave the napkin to Maddy, but he did not.
(d) He says he can defend the colony himself.

15. What does Kormentz give Journeyman in Chapter 50?
(a) His money.
(b) His Pillow Book.
(c) His good knives.
(d) His saxophone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman that he and Maddy are destined to do together in Chapter 33?

2. Who does Journeyman try to convince to come to Quarry Island with him in Chapter 56?

3. In Chapter 45, what does Journeyman think when he sees Todbaum?

4. What remains in Journeyman's pocket in Chapter 34, not delivered to its intended recipient?

5. What kind of cult does Todbaum say he encountered in Kansas?

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