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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what location are the narrator and the old man when the first natural disaster strikes in Chapter 21?
(a) In R's hidden room.
(b) On the boat.
(c) Sitting on the hill.
(d) In the library.

2. The sound of what object interrupts the birthday celebration in progress at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) The air raid siren.
(b) The doorbell.
(c) The wind.
(d) The radio.

3. Chapter 15 begins with an excerpt from the narrator's novel about a protagonist with what job?
(a) Bank teller.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Typist.

4. How does the narrator explain the presence of a pile of dirty dishes in her sink in Chapter 17?
(a) She says that she freezes meals.
(b) She says that she had been feeling lazy.
(c) She says that she had run out of dish soap.
(d) She says that all of her guests had just left.

5. The narrator states that the disappearances "slowed down" (94) for a while after which objects were disappeared?
(a) Birds.
(b) Roses.
(c) Ferries.
(d) Hats.

6. Which character gives a shaving kit as a birthday gift in Chapter 16?
(a) The ex-milliner.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The old man.
(d) R.

7. What kind of old building "had been renovated to serve as the Memory Police headquarters" (101)?
(a) A theater.
(b) A bank.
(c) A train station.
(d) A hotel.

8. In what locations do the narrator and R sit during their meetings about the narrator's newest novel?
(a) R sits on the bed and the narrator sits in the chair.
(b) R sits on the bench and the narrator sits on the table.
(c) R sits in the chair and the narrator sits on the bed.
(d) They both sit on the bed.

9. What is NOT a task the narrator gives to R in Chapter 12?
(a) Sharpening pencils.
(b) Alphabetizing her books.
(c) Putting page numbers on her manuscripts.
(d) Recopying her address book.

10. What objects are disappeared in Chapter 15?
(a) Cars.
(b) Clocks.
(c) Pianos.
(d) Calendars.

11. Which character first notices that there are disappeared objects inside sculptures created by the narrator's mother?
(a) The narrator.
(b) R.
(c) The ex-milliner.
(d) The old man.

12. What action do R, the narrator, and the old man take "for a long time" (204) once they are reunited in R's hidden room at the end of Chapter 21?
(a) They hug.
(b) They hold hands and stare at one another.
(c) They pray.
(d) They cry.

13. What object catches the narrator's eye in Chapter 17 and causes her anxiety to grow during the search of her home?
(a) The notepad.
(b) The novel.
(c) The refrigerator.
(d) The rug.

14. In what location do the old man and the narrator stand with their hands behind their heads during the search of the narrator's home?
(a) In the hallway.
(b) On the front porch.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the attic.

15. The sight of what objects convinces the narrator in Chapter 22 that the Inui family has been captured by the Memory Police?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Cats.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who initiates the first kiss between the narrator and R at the end of Chapter 17?

2. What word is used to describe the sound made by a particular object at the end of Chapter 16?

3. What is NOT an item sent by the ex-milliner and his wife to the narrator in Chapter 19 to thank her for her hospitality?

4. Chapter 12 begins with what type of feature?

5. In Chapter 18, the narrator uses which of her five senses to put R under surveillance?

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