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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the shadow call the role of the Dreamreader in his discussion of the loss of mind at the end of Chapter 32?
(a) A catalyst.
(b) A scout.
(c) A scapegoat.
(d) A lightning rod.

2. What does the Librarian say is the key to finding her mind?
(a) The skulls.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The accordion.
(d) The Gatekeeper.

3. How does the shadow know the Town has an exit?
(a) Intuition.
(b) The Gatekeeper told him.
(c) From the map.
(d) He found it.

4. What does the subway attendant claim is a waste of money while discussing the lost tickets with the narrator?
(a) Baseball games.
(b) Starbuck's coffee.
(c) McDonald's coffee.
(d) Subway fares.

5. Where does the chubby girl say her grandfather has gone?
(a) To Finland.
(b) To System Headquarters.
(c) To the INKlings' lair.
(d) On vacation.

6. Why does the shadow say the narrator can't take the Librarian to the Woods?
(a) She is conflicted.
(b) She has no mind.
(c) The Gatekeeper would never allow it.
(d) She is afraid of the Woods.

7. What does the narrator say is "...all that is left..." at the end of the story?
(a) The End of the World.
(b) The thought of the accordion.
(c) The sound of the snow underfoot.
(d) The flight of the birds overhead.

8. What has happened to the hole the men dug outside the narrator's window?
(a) It has filled with snow.
(b) It is full of beasts.
(c) It has disappeared.
(d) It has been filled back in.

9. What does the narrator say the Librarian can never do since she has no mind?
(a) She can never miss him.
(b) She can never need him.
(c) She can never love him.
(d) She can never remember him.

10. How many people are at the laundromat when the narrator arrives?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

11. Which song does the narrator sing along to at the librarian's house?
(a) I'll Be Home.
(b) Danny Boy.
(c) Autumn Leaves.
(d) Georgia on My Mind.

12. How long does the Professor say the provisions will keep him alive?
(a) One or two days.
(b) Seven or eight days.
(c) One or two weeks.
(d) Three or four days.

13. What does the narrator immediately notice when he returns to his apartment?
(a) The walls have been vandalized.
(b) The television is gone.
(c) The apartment has been cleaned up.
(d) The apartment is in worse shape than when he left.

14. Who does the narrator call on the telephone at the beginning of Chapter 37?
(a) The System.
(b) The Professor.
(c) The chubby girl.
(d) His mother.

15. What does the shadow guess is the reason the narrator doesn't want to leave?
(a) The beasts.
(b) The Librarian.
(c) The Gatekeeper.
(d) The Colonel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do with the skull at the end of Chapter 37?

2. What is it that causes the narrator to check each joint and muscle of his body when he wakes at the beginning of Chapter 30?

3. What does the narrator first notice about the musical instruments?

4. What does the Librarian compare the sounds of the accordion to at the beginning of Chapter 36?

5. What does the narrator want to do when he arrives at the Library in Chapter 34?

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