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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the guy Eddie shoots in Chapter 21 look like to Susannah?
(a) Bozo the Clown.
(b) Ronald McDonald.
(c) Clarabell the Clown.
(d) Mr. Noodle.

2. Who falls over the edge of the bridge in Chapter 12?
(a) Roland.
(b) Oy.
(c) Jake.
(d) Eddie.

3. Why does Eddie fire a shot from his Ruger into the rain soaked sky in Chapter 27?
(a) To let Roland they found Blaine's Cradle.
(b) To express frustration.
(c) To warn Blaine of their arrival at his cradle.
(d) To frighten off the Pubes.

4. How does Roland give Jake instructions in Chapter 28?
(a) Telepathy.
(b) Oy.
(c) Phone.
(d) Notes.

5. What does Jake find beneath the fist-and-thunderbolt symbol on the side of the plane in Chapter 1?
(a) A Red Cross.
(b) A picture of Aunt Talitha.
(c) An American flag.
(d) A swastika.

6. What is graf?
(a) Apple beer.
(b) Apple pie.
(c) Apple cobbler.
(d) Apple stew.

7. What does one of the twins say fell out of the sky like Icarus in Chapter 9?
(a) A child.
(b) A flying man.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A bird.

8. To what machines does Tick-Tock Man compare the feeling in his head in Chapter 40?
(a) A machine press.
(b) A printing press.
(c) A cider press.
(d) A clothes press.

9. What does Eddie say jokes are supposed to make you do in Chapter 2?
(a) Think around corners.
(b) Have fun.
(c) Be amused.
(d) Think critically.

10. What does Roland call the bison like animals that Jake sees in Chapter 2?
(a) Billy-bumblers.
(b) Cowdogs.
(c) Speakies.
(d) Muties.

11. What is the purple cloud Jake and the others can see covering the city in Chapter 6?
(a) The poisonous gas.
(b) Fog.
(c) Acid rain.
(d) Rain clouds.

12. What has Blaine created in ice that he shows Roland and his friends in Chapter 4?
(a) A sculpture of Eddie.
(b) A sculpture of Oy.
(c) A sculpture of Roland.
(d) A sculpture of Susannah.

13. Who is Blaine?
(a) The train mechanic in Lud.
(b) A train that runs southeast through Lud.
(c) A train that runs northeast through Lud.
(d) The train conductor in Lud.

14. What building is Susannah reminded of in Chapter 21 as she follows Maud and Jeeves to the Cradle of Lud?
(a) The Louver.
(b) The New York Public Library.
(c) The Sphinx.
(d) The Parthenon.

15. What movie does Jake recall watching as he descends deeper under the city of Lud in Chapter 25?
(a) Catch-22.
(b) Journey to the Center of the Earth.
(c) Lord of the Flies.
(d) Robocop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Roland insist they must split up in Chapter 15?

2. How long is it before Roland and his friends reach the outskirts of Lud?

3. What is the name of the man who gave Jake the riddle book?

4. What does the billy-bumbler in Chapter 1 say in response to Jake's question, How are you?

5. Whose voice does Mercy claim to enjoy listening to in Chapter 12?

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