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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. In Chapter 29, what does Journeyman ask the woman in the library that she refuses to answer?
(a) Whether she is single or married.
(b) Her name.
(c) Her former job.
(d) Her age.

2. What does Journeyman tell Astur is worrying him in Chapter 24?
(a) That Todbaum might want to get back together with Maddy.
(b) That Todbaum might want to kill him.
(c) That the Cordon are showing signs of heavy fighting.
(d) That they are running out of food.

3. What is Maddy's only luggage in Chapter 22?
(a) A duffel bag.
(b) Two small suitcases.
(c) A large square suitcase.
(d) An overstuffed hiker's backpack.

4. In Chapter 22, what does Maddy tell Journeyman she thinks Todbaum is doing with him?
(a) Manipulating.
(b) Practicing.
(c) Hoarding.
(d) Taking advantage of.

5. Who makes batches of deodorant, tampons, toothpaste, brushes, and floss?
(a) Needra.
(b) Astur.
(c) Edwin Gorse.
(d) Renate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way in which Todbaum has changed since Journeyman has last seen him?

2. What does Todbaum call Journeyman?

3. In Chapter 29, where does the new woman who comes to town in a boat set up her residence?

4. What does Journeyman find himself doing to reconcile the fact of people's aging?

5. What had wrecked on Quarry Island some time before the start of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the warning sign in the section Frost Heaves say, and what association does the narrator make with the sign?

2. What happens between Todbaum and Maddy when Maddy visits Journeyman in Los Angeles?

3. What does Todbaum say about Tinderwick and its environs in the section titled Island and Lighthouse that unsettles Journeyman?

4. Why do the residents of Tinderwick mostly call Journeyman "Sandy"?

5. What is "time averaging" as Journeyman practices it?

6. Before The Arrest, what did Journeyman do for a living and how did he feel about it?

7. What is Maddy an expert in?

8. What idea does Maddy contribute to the script for Yet Another World?

9. What is Journeyman's job in Tinderwick and how does he feel about the job?

10. What does Journeyman think of the machine Todbaum arrives to Tinderwick in?

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