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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 34-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the receptionist wake up the writer in Chapter 12?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

2. In Chapter 33, the writer's life is relatively normal although he does not what?
(a) Work.
(b) Talk to his family.
(c) Call his mother.
(d) Speak with Gotanda.

3. What object did the police find to tie the writer to the murder victim in Chapter 21?
(a) His watch.
(b) His hat.
(c) His business card.
(d) His wallet.

4. Who is the murder victim the police question the writer about in Chapter 21?
(a) Hiraku Makimura.
(b) Mei.
(c) Miss Yumiyoshi.
(d) Ame.

5. When the receptionist comes to talk to the writer in Chapter 7, he cannot get what individual out of his mind?
(a) His niece.
(b) His mother.
(c) His business partner.
(d) The old owner of the hotel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 31, there is finally an article about whom in the newspaper?

3. In Chapter 9, the writer is restless and wishes that the receptionist did not have what that night?

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

5. Whom does the writer find to act like a wooden figure in Chapter 37?

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