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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the page 19 letters "'R.S.,' 'T.F.,' and 'G.T.'” stand for?
(a) They refer to different workhouses.
(b) They are sections in the Room.
(c) They are the initials of the dead.
(d) They are abbreviations used in scripts.

2. On page 24, when Brian says, "Why say it? Does it help? We know from bitter experience it does not," what is he referring to?
(a) The fact that no Visitors ever come.
(b) The constant failures of the power system.
(c) The general misery of life underground.
(d) His desire to have a normal future with Amy.

3. After Amy leaves to go to DISCO LOVE NEST, what is Brian's response to the shimmering lights and swaying trees?
(a) He feels almost as if they are mocking him.
(b) He thinks how beautiful his community's world is.
(c) He wonders why he never noticed them before.
(d) He is irritated at their fakeness.

4. Who is responsible for supervising the Monitors at night?
(a) Amy.
(b) Mr. Regis.
(c) Kiko.
(d) Shirley.

5. What does Rolph compare the people living underground to?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Seeds.
(c) Roots.
(d) Moles.

6. In his note to his son on his drawing of Brian, what does Rolph call Brian?
(a) Co-worker.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) Ghoul.
(d) Friend.

7. What guess does Rolph make about who knows why they are living underground?
(a) No one in their community knows.
(b) Mr. Regis from Workhouse Effective Coordination knows.
(c) Monitoring & Reporting knows.
(d) Only the surface dwellers know.

8. After the burials, what does Brian realize about Gwen's death?
(a) It was necessary to preserve the peace of the community.
(b) It would not have happened if Gwen had been a better friend.
(c) It would not have happened if he had followed Law 6 from the beginning.
(d) It is really more Tom's fault than it is Brian and Amy's fault.

9. What is revealed to the reader at the end of the story?
(a) The story itself is part of Brian's plan to expose the truth about his community.
(b) Brian is telling this story to the first Visitor to ever appear in the workhouse.
(c) Brian has been dead for many years, and the story he wrote is used to train new Monitors.
(d) Brian has been living on the surface the whole time in some strange psychological experiement.

10. On page 26, Brian notes that they do get electric power, "albeit sporadically." What is he saying about the electricity?
(a) Only workers with tokens can get power.
(b) Like the Vistors, it is not really there.
(c) It is frequently not working.
(d) It is dangerously unstable.

11. Where does Amy run to when she sees what is happening to Brian?
(a) VICTORIAN WEEKEND.
(b) The Egress Spout.
(c) DISCO LOVE NEST.
(d) MAWS OF HELL.

12. As Brian is considering the implications of Rolph's letter, where does he suddenly realize he is standing?
(a) Near Monitoring & Reporting.
(b) In front of his Sleep Slot.
(c) Back in the MAWS OF HELL.
(d) Next to Gwen's body.

13. What does Brian's ghoul costume indicate that his character did before his death?
(a) Worked in an office.
(b) Fought fires.
(c) Delivered the mail.
(d) Played football.

14. What prevents Brian from following Amy when she runs away from the Monitor supervisors?
(a) He cannot see which direction she has gone because of the cowboys.
(b) The Monitors assemble a crowd around him to hold him.
(c) The Monitors stun him into unconsciousness.
(d) He does not understand what is happening until it is too late to follow her.

15. When the Monitors suggest that Brian inform on Amy in order to save himself, what does he do?
(a) Agrees to inform on Amy.
(b) Makes a run for the tram.
(c) Makes a run for the Egress Spout.
(d) Shows them Rolph's letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Amy's letter, what does she believe about Brian's conversation with the Monitor supervisors?

2. What do the Monitors offer to buy Brian when they come to see him in Dining?

3. What was Rolph especially eager to see in the surface world?

4. Why does Rolph not worry that Edgar will read his letter?

5. What does Mr. Regis say governs whether people have a pleasant day or not?

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