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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 impresses Brian about the Feuding Ghouls?
(a) Their creativity.
(b) Their costumes.
(c) Their spitefulness.
(d) Their volume.

2. What is the "DisaHole" (5)?
(a) The painted section of wall that the creek seems to flow into.
(b) The vacuum tube where dead bodies are disposed of.
(c) The hole that Tom vanishes through during his act.
(d) The duct that connects the underground workhouses to the surface.

3. On page 12, what does Amy tell Brian is her motivation for protecting him from the consequences of his crime?
(a) She is no longer sure that telling the truth should be a crime.
(b) She has always thought that he is attractive.
(c) She is sick of seeing people being killed.
(d) She does not think that omission should be considered a crime.

4. What sound is used to summon a crowd when a crime has been reported?
(a) Chime.
(b) Siren.
(c) Bell.
(d) Whistle.

5. Why did Brian save Tom's letter?
(a) He does not have anything else to read.
(b) He wanted to read it several more times.
(c) He wanted to have it as proof of Tom's crime.
(d) He wanted to show it to Tim, at work.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 10, what phrase is used to describe statements like Tom's about the Visitors?

2. What pastime is available in the Room?

3. What is served to Brian as his lunch?

4. Why does Leonard get to sit down while the others squat?

5. In his letter, Tom claims that his remark was "facetiousness" (9). What is he claiming?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Brian see mating in the Room, and why is he surprised?

2. In what way does Brian participate in Rolph's death, and how does he feel about it?

3. What is in Tom's note to Brian, and how does Brian react to the note?

4. On page 7, what does Brian find when he rushes from the creek over to Bowling to see what the commotion is?

5. How did Rolph and Brian become friends?

6. What is ironic about Tom's behavior when Amy confronts him about the letter?

7. How do Brian's feelings about Amy change over the course of their time together in the Room?

8. How does Amy use the trust conveyed by her position to protect herself and Brian?

9. Why does Brian tell the reader that they are usually "swamped" with Visitors, and what does this imply about the relationship between narrator and reader?

10. What indication is there in the text that Brian's interpretation of "friendship" might be different from the reader's?

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