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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman in the line say to the man she's with?
(a) "Hurry up. We're late."
(b) "It's all your fault we're going anyway."
(c) "I told you I didn't want to come here."
(d) "Very well then. I won't go at all."

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

3. What does the man with the bulbous nose tell the narrator is the trouble with the people of the gray town?
(a) They are greedy.
(b) They are quarrelsome.
(c) They are ignorant.
(d) They are generous.

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 are all deaf.
(c) They are all blind.
(d) They live millions of miles away.

5. What does the man on the bus hope to gain by bringing something back on this trip?
(a) A love.
(b) A business.
(c) Faith.
(d) A following.

Short Answer Questions

1. What man does the passenger mention to the narrator on the bus?

2. Whom does the man on the bus say is the nearest of the "old ones"?

3. What does the Short Man do after his interaction with the Big Man in the line?

4. What color does one of the ghosts mention on the bus?

5. Where is the bus riding after some time?

(see the answer key)

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