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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Ikey to reach the great tree as the narrator watches?
(a) A moment.
(b) An hour.
(c) A day.
(d) A week.

2. The Ghost tells the Bright Man called Dick that his views were wrong about this in life:
(a) His father.
(b) Literal Heaven and Hell.
(c) His belief in Communism.
(d) His mother.

3. After he gets off the bus, what does the narrator try to pick?
(a) An apple.
(b) An orange.
(c) A fig.
(d) A daisy.

4. What sound does the narrator hear from the stillness of the open door before he exits the bus?
(a) A lark.
(b) A falcon.
(c) A bee.
(d) An owl.

5. What does the narrator find to walk upon after the waves become too burdensome?
(a) Hay.
(b) Glass.
(c) Grass.
(d) Flat rocks.

6. What does the face of the Bright Man who approaches the Big Ghost make the narrator want to do?
(a) Run.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Cry.

7. What does the passenger next to the narrator take from his pocket?
(a) An apple.
(b) A manuscript.
(c) A letter.
(d) A gun.

8. How far does the narrator make it walking for an hour in Chapter 6?
(a) 100 yards.
(b) Three feet.
(c) 200 yards.
(d) One kilometer.

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

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

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

12. What does Ikey end up putting in his pocket after much difficulty?
(a) A bottle.
(b) The smallest apple.
(c) The largest apple.
(d) A cherry.

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

14. What lands on Ikey's head once the wind blows?
(a) Cherries.
(b) Thorns.
(c) Rain.
(d) Apples.

15. What do you have to do to build a house, according to the narrator's companion on the bus?
(a) Think it.
(b) Rent your soul.
(c) Buy it.
(d) Pay for builders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose job is it, according to the Hard-Bitten Ghost, to find something that doesn't "bore us"?

2. What does the man on the bus hope to gain by bringing something back on this trip?

3. What was Napoleon doing when the two men went to see him?

4. What did they tell the Hard-Bitten Ghost when he was in the nursery?

5. How do the passengers get onto the bus?

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