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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The interior of the hotel in Chapter 5 is described as what by the narrator?
(a) Dilapitated.
(b) Dingy.
(c) Gaudy.
(d) Opulent.

2. What was the manager's reaction when the receptionist told him about her strange experience, as told in Chapter 7?
(a) He told her not to tell anyone.
(b) He sent the janitor to check it out.
(c) He went to check it out.
(d) He said she was crazy.

3. What is significant about the manner in which the Sheep Man speaks in the novel?
(a) His words all run together.
(b) He never speaks the letter "a."
(c) He starts every sentence with "I think."
(d) He writes everything down instead of using his voice.

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

5. In what country is the novel set?
(a) South Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

6. Where does the writer have breakfast in Chapter 14?
(a) Denny's.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) Dunkin' Donuts.

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

8. The character named Kiki was what before becoming an actress?
(a) A call girl.
(b) A secretary.
(c) A hairdresser.
(d) A lawyer.

9. In Chapter 8, the writer calls his former business partner where?
(a) Kathmandu.
(b) Hakodate.
(c) Sapporo.
(d) Tokyo.

10. What kind of car does the protagonist drive?
(a) Mitsubishi.
(b) Lexus.
(c) Subaru.
(d) Nissan.

11. At what time does the writer go to dinner in Chapter 13?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

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

13. For how long did the protagonist remain reclusive following his divorce and depression, as described in Chapter 2?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 6 months.

14. In the stead where the Dolphin Hotel once stood is a building that is designed in what style in Chapter 4?
(a) East Indian style.
(b) Victorian style.
(c) Bauhaus-Art Deco style.
(d) Colonial style.

15. How long has the film been playing when the writer decides to watch it in Chapter 14?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 7 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the woman who lived with the writer at the Dolphin Hotel?

4. What is the name of Yuki's father in the novel?

5. What is the young girl doing whom the narrator spots in the hotel bar in Chapter 6?

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