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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has the protagonist been divorced in the novel?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Never.
(d) Three times.

2. The protagonist's job consisted mostly of what type of work in the beginning, as described in Chapter 3?
(a) PR work.
(b) Computer work.
(c) Janitorial.
(d) Construction work.

3. The Sheep Man's world is a place in the shadows where people go when they need to find out what?
(a) Why they are sick.
(b) How things are connected.
(c) The meaning of life.
(d) The local gossip.

4. In describing Ryoichi Gotanda, the writer comments that he never understood how someone could be so what?
(a) Callous.
(b) Perfect.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Ignorant.

5. What is the name of the receptionist at the hotel whom the narrator befriends?
(a) Miss Yumiyoshi.
(b) Ame.
(c) Mei.
(d) Hiraku Makimura.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season was it when the writer returned to society after his reclusive bout described in Chapter 2?

2. When the receptionist comes to talk to the writer in Chapter 7, he cannot get what individual out of his mind?

3. What is the only item of furniture in the Sheep Man's room?

4. The receptionist at the hotel talks to the writer under the guise of discussing what in Chapter 7?

5. What does the writer sit on in the strange room in Chapter 11?

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