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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, Holes, Leeches, Tower.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he has no intention of turning in his Calcutec qualifications in Chapter 11?
(a) He doesn't mind the bureaucracy.
(b) The pay is so good.
(c) He can't imagine doing anything else.
(d) He feels called to do his job.

2. How does the narrator get home from the old man's office at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) On a bus.
(b) In a taxi.
(c) On the subway.
(d) On foot.

3. What does the librarian try to get the narrator to hear while they are lying in bed?
(a) The sound of the cars passing below the window.
(b) People talking in the hall outside.
(c) Her heartbeat.
(d) Her food digesting.

4. What does the narrator first encounter on his map-making investigations?
(a) An abandoned mill.
(b) A crack in the wall.
(c) The Western Woods.
(d) Old army barracks.

5. What does the Colonel say dying might be for the beasts?
(a) Their salvation.
(b) A painful occurrence.
(c) A traumatic experience.
(d) A relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Librarian serve at the end of each session?

2. What color is the smoke that can be seen every day in the Town?

3. What kind of watch is Junior wearing?

4. Which landmark does the narrator describe in detail at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What does the narrator realize has hurt him when he wakes up at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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