104 pages 3 hours read

Rodman Philbrick

The Last Book In The Universe

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

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Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is NOT an example of the types of mindprobes Spaz mentions in Chapter 1?

A) Trendies

B) Sexbos

C) Shooters

D) Tasties

2. What technology does Spaz enjoy using, even though it is considered old and outdated?

A) A multi-purpose mobile device

B) VCR movies

C) 3Ds (hologram movies)

D) A portable CD player

3. What does it mean when Spaz smells lightning?

A) That Billy is lurking nearby

B) That he is about to have a grand mal seizure

C) That there is going to be a storm in the next hour

D) That Ryter is attempting to cook with his rusty old pot

4. What famous poet does Ryter quote in Chapter 13, telling Spaz that “literary immortality” means that a part of the author lives forever?

A) Walt Whitman

B) E.E. Cummings

C) Langston Hughes

D) Robert Frost

5. What is a “probe runner”?

A) A person who illegally transports probes from one latch to another

B) A person who receives enhanced athletic ability from their mindprobe

C) A person who abstains from all mindprobe usage

D) A person who thinks mindprobes are old-fashioned

6. Why did Charly pay a latch runner at Bean’s request?

A) Because Bean wanted to try a special mindprobe, one that only a runner could procure

B) Because Bean needed life-saving medicine that needed to be stolen by a runner