The Last Book In The Universe

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

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 What technology does Spaz enjoy using, even though it is considered old and outdated?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

C) Because Bean wanted the runner to deliver news to Spaz that she was dying

D) Because Bean was friends with a latch runner, whose family had fallen on hard times

7. Before Spaz and the group leave Lotti’s latch, she holds up a bag with what inside?

A) Golden bricks and jewels

B) Semi-automatic rifles

C) A human skull

D) Spaz and the group’s latch passports

8. Soon after the Big Shake occurred, human’s average lifespan dropped to roughly 20 years because of the toxic environment that it caused. What was one of the first genetic modifications in the novel made to humans to improve their life expectancy?

A) They were modified to be able to sense danger, as a kind of sixth sense.

B) They were modified to be able to tolerate toxic gases.

C) They were modified to have psychic abilities.

D) They were modified to have athletic ability that allowed them to evade intruders.

9. What plot element of this novel is a likely commentary on the fact that the proliferation of illegal drugs in the United States grew despite politicians’ commitment to eradicating them?

A) The black-market probe trade between Eden and Urb

B) The black-market genetic modification system in Eden

C) The black-market arms trade in Urb

D) The black-market human trafficking between Eden and Urb

10. Which of the following best describes Urb’s and Eden’s types of government, respectively?

A) Socialism and democracy

B) Monarchy and dictatorship

C) Meritocracy and autocracy

D) Dictatorship and democracy

Long-Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. What are the main reasons proovs always stand out, especially when compared to normals? Why do proovs generally abhor normals?

2. What does the book’s title – The Last Book in the Universe – refer to and what is its significance?