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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. The narrator begins Chapter 5 with a lengthy discussion about the quality of which object?
(a) A skull.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A sofa.
(d) A knife.

2. What does the narrator find himself longing for underground?
(a) The morning newspaper.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) A girlfriend.
(d) Sunlight.

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

4. Why does the Colonel say the narrator's love for the Librarian may not be prudent?
(a) She does not care about him; she only helps him because she has to.
(b) Without mind, she cannot return his feelings.
(c) She is married.
(d) She is too young.

5. What does the narrator believe after he's slammed into the rock slab at the beginning of Chapter 23?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He has a concussion.
(c) He will never get out of the underground.
(d) The girl misled him on purpose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree did the girl see outside her window while in the hospital?

2. What did the Professor take with him when he left the System?

3. What was supposed to happen on the 2nd at noon?

4. How does the narrator pass the sunny days?

5. What does the Colonel say will become of the narrator's feelings for his shadow in Chapter 8?

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