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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the one place the narrator encounters people in the gray town?
(a) The bookstore.
(b) The train station.
(c) The airport.
(d) The bus stop.

2. What does the Solid Man who speaks to the Big Man say can't be done here?
(a) Nothing can be loved.
(b) Nothing can be bought.
(c) Nothing can be free.
(d) Nothing can be saved.

3. What does the Tousle-Headed Poet hope to find at the end of the journey?
(a) Money.
(b) Recognition.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Love.

4. Why does the man on the bus say that you don't meet historical characters in the gray town?
(a) They are snobbish.
(b) They live millions of miles away.
(c) They are all blind.
(d) They are all deaf.

5. What does the Driver of the bus appear to be filled with?
(a) Horror.
(b) Light.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what point of view is the story told?

2. What does the Big Man do to the Short Man in the line?

3. What is remarkable about the people who approach from the mountain?

4. What does the Big Man repeatedly insist on getting?

5. After exiting the bus, what does the narrator realize the other passengers are?

(see the answer key)

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