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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 starts to fail Gorse as he argues with Todbaum in Chapter 58?
(a) His integrity.
(b) His syntax.
(c) His courage.
(d) His voice.

2. Who is set to accompany Todbaum in his next journey in the Blue Streak?
(a) Astur.
(b) Nowlin.
(c) Gorse.
(d) Maddy.

3. Why does Todbaum tell Journeyman he thinks the Blue Streak is capable of learning?
(a) It is AI.
(b) It was built by the smartest person in the world.
(c) It has actually spoken to Todbaum.
(d) It is part human.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the Cordon ask for in Chapter 37?

3. What troubles Augustus about the picnic in Chapter 57?

4. Who is one of Todbaum's most loyal listeners?

5. How does Journeyman feel at seeing all the activity on Quarry Island in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Journeyman try to convince to come to Quarry Island with him in Part IV, and what is this person's reaction to his entreaties?

2. What are Maddy's plans for Eke and Walt that become clear in Part IV?

3. What does Todbaum ask Journeyman to give to Maddy for him in Part II?

4. Why is Journeyman envious of Jane and Lucius?

5. How is Todbaum's story about Pittsburgh a turning point for him and the people of Tinderwick who come to hear his stories?

6. What does Todbaum reveal to Journeyman and the rest of the Tinderwickians in Part IV that is different from what he has said before about his journeys in the Blue Streak?

7. Why does Kormentz tell Journeyman to take all his writings with him in Part IV?

8. Why is Delia Limetree upset during the meeting with the Cordon in Part III?

9. What does Todbaum tell Journeyman about his thoughts on dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories?

10. What does Journeyman observe the two Cordon men doing who are camped out at the edge of Founder's Park in Part III?

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