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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. In his letter, Rolph uses the word "verboten" (23). What does this word mean?
(a) Forbidden.
(b) Unwise.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Impulsive.

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

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

4. 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) It is dangerously unstable.
(c) Like the Vistors, it is not really there.
(d) It is frequently not working.

5. 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 general misery of life underground.
(b) The fact that no Visitors ever come.
(c) His desire to have a normal future with Amy.
(d) The constant failures of the power system.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his note to his son on his drawing of Brian, what does Rolph call Brian?

2. What does Brian's ghoul costume indicate that his character did before his death?

3. How does one of the Monitors subtly threaten Brian when they are talking in Dining?

4. What do the page 19 letters "'R.S.,' 'T.F.,' and 'G.T.'” stand for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Brian goes to look for Amy in Dining, what does he think when he sees Jim, and why?

2. Why do the people in Brian's community find it essential to believe that Visitors will arrive any day?

3. Describe how the bodies of dead workers are disposed of.

4. When Brian realizes that there are no Visitors coming, what people does he think about, and what does he realize about them?

5. What is the Slough?

6. What does Rolph suggest are some possible reasons for their community being put underground?

7. What causes Brian to realize that he is in love with Amy?

8. Who is Edgar Spengler, and what items does he give Brian?

9. After the funeral, what conflicting feelings does Brian have about his relationship with Amy and Law 6?

10. How is Brian feeling when he first heads over to Dining to look for Amy, and why?

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