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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dead creature does Journeyman see near the Blue Streak in Chapter 45?
(a) A fish.
(b) A deer.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A raccoon.

2. In Chapter 35, what does Journeyman try to think about sometimes, but finds difficult to think about?
(a) Religion.
(b) His childhood.
(c) Kormentz's trial.
(d) The Cordon.

3. Where does Astur want to send Eke and Walt in Chapter 40?
(a) Granite Head.
(b) Brunswick.
(c) The Cordon.
(d) Quarry Island.

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

5. What is one rumor about the Cordon in Chapter 52?
(a) That the people were moving away for good.
(b) That it was planning a sort of surgical strike action against Tinderwick.
(c) That it had a lot of fireballs to work with.
(d) That it had guns that worked.

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

7. In Chapter 45, what does Journeyman think when he sees Todbaum?
(a) Todbaum looks high.
(b) Todbuam looks completely rejuvenated.
(c) Todbaum looks very old and possibly ill.
(d) Todbaum looks like he has gained a lot of weight recently.

8. Why does Journeyman envy Jane and Lucius in Chapter 43?
(a) Maddy is more relaxed around them than she is around him.
(b) They have more money than he does.
(c) They seem like they are really in love.
(d) They are good storytellers.

9. What do the Cordon ask for in Chapter 37?
(a) For Tinderwick to turn over all their liquor.
(b) For Tinderwick to lay down all their guns.
(c) The Blue Streak.
(d) For Tinderwick to start giving the Cordon more food in exchange for security.

10. What remains in Journeyman's pocket in Chapter 34, not delivered to its intended recipient?
(a) A key.
(b) A piece of cheese.
(c) A candy cane.
(d) The napkin from Todbaum to Maddy.

11. What do Eke and the other man from the Cordon do near the Blue Streak in Founder's Park while Journeyman watches surreptitiously?
(a) Read to each other.
(b) Swim.
(c) Shoot Todbaum.
(d) Engage in sex acts.

12. 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) Leave the island immediately.
(d) Try to store more food for the winter.

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

14. Who does Journeyman try to convince to come to Quarry Island with him in Chapter 56?
(a) Nowlin.
(b) Drenka.
(c) Astur.
(d) Maddy.

15. Who does Journeyman intend to visit in Chapter 40?
(a) The woman in the library.
(b) Edwin Gorse.
(c) Kormentz.
(d) Theodore Nowlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Journeyman think might be underlying Nowlin's "craziness"?

2. Which of the following summarizes Todbaum's view of human nature?

3. What does Journeyman hide his disappointment from Maddy about in Chapter 49?

4. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman he "plundered" outside of Worcester?

5. Who is one of Tinderwick's main representatives at the meeting in Chapter 37?

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