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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 12-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the receptionist describe the air as smelling just before she had a strange experience in the hotel in Chapter 7?
(a) Like sulphur.
(b) Like garbage.
(c) Like beer.
(d) Moldy.

2. Who does the bartender say the girl at the bar is waiting for in Chapter 6?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her friend.

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

4. In Chapter 15, the writer is asked to accompany a young girl on a flight because the girl's mother had left her there to take an assignment where?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Sapporo.
(c) Haneda.
(d) Honolulu.

5. Where do the writer and photographer arrive in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Hakodate.
(b) Honolulu.
(c) Haneda.
(d) Hokkaido.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, the writer develops an elaborate fantasy about an actress playing what historical figure?

2. In what country is the novel set?

3. What is the name of Yuki's mother in the novel?

4. Where does the writer step inside to use the restroom during his walk in Chapter 14?

5. The character named Kiki was what before becoming an actress?

(see the answer key)

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