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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator note about the other passengers when they exit the bus?
(a) They are transparent.
(b) They are sooty.
(c) They are glowing.
(d) They are white.

2. What did they tell the Hard-Bitten Ghost when he was in the nursery?
(a) If he was good, he'd get candy.
(b) If he was good, he'd be happy.
(c) If he could count to three, he'd be happy.
(d) If life were easy, it wouldn't be worth it.

3. What was Napoleon doing when the two men went to see him?
(a) Pacing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Laughing.

4. From what point of view is the story told?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person singular.
(d) First person plural.

5. What does the narrator compare the noise of the waves to?
(a) A giant's laugh.
(b) A bird's squawk.
(c) A snake's hiss.
(d) A lion's roar.

6. What does the Driver of the bus appear to be filled with?
(a) Light.
(b) Horror.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Anger.

7. How much does a man in line offer the woman to trade places?
(a) Sixpence.
(b) Five bob.
(c) Two bob.
(d) Three bob.

8. Who comes to sit next to the narrator on the bus?
(a) A tousle-haired youth.
(b) An old man.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An old woman.

9. Where is the bus riding after some time?
(a) Into the mountainside.
(b) Into the earth.
(c) Onto a long bridge.
(d) Into the sky.

10. What time of day is it when the story begins?
(a) Morning.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Noon.
(d) Evening.

11. What country's alignment in the war troubled the Tousle-Headed Poet?
(a) Russia's.
(b) Switzerland's.
(c) Ireland's.
(d) England's.

12. What proves difficult for the narrator when wandering the new land?
(a) Sailing the river.
(b) Walking on grass.
(c) Breathing.
(d) Flying.

13. What does the Big Man repeatedly insist on getting?
(a) His money.
(b) Justice.
(c) Thanks.
(d) His rights.

14. What animals does the narrator encounter in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Lions.
(b) Bears.
(c) Tigers.
(d) Giraffes.

15. What does the woman in the line say to the man she's with?
(a) "It's all your fault we're going anyway."
(b) "Very well then. I won't go at all."
(c) "I told you I didn't want to come here."
(d) "Hurry up. We're late."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Bright Man, Dick, say that the gray town is if you choose to stay in Heaven?

2. What color does one of the ghosts mention on the bus?

3. What is different about the people approaching from the mountain than the passengers on the bus?

4. What does the narrator find to walk upon after the waves become too burdensome?

5. Who does the Hard-Bitten Ghost say that both sides in all the wars were run by?

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