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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, the writer is restless and wishes that the receptionist did not have what that night?
(a) A college class.
(b) A date.
(c) A martial arts lesson.
(d) Swim club.

2. The narrator considers what to be a stupid name for a band in Chapter 6?
(a) Pink Floyd.
(b) The Who.
(c) Genesis.
(d) Led Zeppelin.

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

4. In Chapter 9, the narrator has an eerie experience on what floor of the hotel?
(a) 4th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 10th.

5. Where does the narrator go to find the news article about the selling of the hotel in Chapter 7?
(a) The library.
(b) A local historian.
(c) A used bookstore.
(d) The newspaper headquarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the protagonist been divorced in the novel?

2. The protagonist's job consisted mostly of what type of work in the beginning, as described in Chapter 3?

3. In describing Ryoichi Gotanda, the writer comments that he never understood how someone could be so what?

4. The narrator of the novel describes the Dolphin Hotel as having been built where in Chapter 1?

5. For how long did the protagonist remain reclusive following his divorce and depression, as described in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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