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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 does the Professor say he did to the core consciousness of his test subjects?
(a) He made them into visualized stories.
(b) He deleted them.
(c) He shuffled them.
(d) He exchanged them with new information.

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

3. What does the Librarian serve at the end of each session?
(a) Cake.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Soup.

4. What do the girl and the narrator find half-way up the tower?
(a) A rope.
(b) A message from the Professor.
(c) A secret cave.
(d) A stash of paperclips.

5. What does the Colonel say will become of the narrator's feelings for his shadow in Chapter 8?
(a) He will become more and more angry.
(b) He will forget.
(c) He will understand soon.
(d) He will realize that it's for the best.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Colonel say the narrator's love for the Librarian may not be prudent?

2. Where does the narrator put the skull he's received from the old man?

3. What object does the Gatekeeper use to make his point to the narrator that the Wall is perfect in Chapter 10?

4. What does the narrator believe after he's slammed into the rock slab at the beginning of Chapter 23?

5. Why does the narrator say he has no intention of turning in his Calcutec qualifications in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the procedure the narrator goes through to prepare for shuffling.

2. Describe the differences between Western and Eastern unicorns as presented in Chapter 9.

3. Briefly describe the memory the narrator has while climbing the underground tower with the chubby girl.

4. What do you know about the narrator's job based on your reading of Chapter 3?

5. Describe where the narrator's shadow lives.

6. What does the Colonel tell the narrator about the Woods and the Woodspeople in Chapter 14?

7. What do you know about the Pool based on your readings in Chapter 12?

8. How does the narrator imagine his retirement in Chapter 13?

9. Explain how the relationship between the narrator and the young woman develops in Chapter 5.

10. What is the source of the noise that dominates the first half of Chapter 23?

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