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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word refers to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics?
(a) Avant-garde.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Constructionist.
(d) Liberal.

2. In Chapter 15, the writer decides to book a flight where?
(a) Tsujido.
(b) Sapporo.
(c) Hakone.
(d) Tokyo.

3. The writer and photographer take a day after the assignment to do what in Chapter 4?
(a) Go kayaking.
(b) Go cross-country skiing.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Visit a casino.

4. What literary style does the narrator describe as rhetoric for rhetoric's sake in Chapter 17?
(a) Western modernist.
(b) Post-modern.
(c) French nouvelle vague.
(d) Dadaist.

5. Who answers the door when the writers knocks in Chapter 10?
(a) The Tree Dude.
(b) The Dog Guy.
(c) The Ape Brother.
(d) The Sheep Man.

6. The receptionist at the hotel talks to the writer under the guise of discussing what in Chapter 7?
(a) Area attractions.
(b) Car rentals.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Local traditions.

7. In Chapter 9, the writer develops an elaborate fantasy about what actress?
(a) Julia Roberts.
(b) Susan Serandon.
(c) Meg Ryan.
(d) Jodie Foster.

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

9. In the stead where the Dolphin Hotel once stood is a building that is how many stories tall in Chapter 4?
(a) 41.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 18.

10. The narrator refers to his job as shoveling what in Chapter 2?
(a) Mental dung.
(b) Cultural snow.
(c) Consumer dribble.
(d) Brain fluff.

11. What pet did the protagonist have which died in his flashback in Chapter 2?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A snake.
(d) An iguana.

12. What is the young girl doing whom the narrator spots in the hotel bar in Chapter 6?
(a) Listening to a Walkman.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Reading the paper.

13. The receptionist at the hotel had a strange experience on what floor, as related in Chapter 7?
(a) 1st.
(b) 16th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 12th.

14. What is the profession of Yuki's mother in the novel?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Writer.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Actress.

15. How old is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) 34.
(b) 51.
(c) 19.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the manner in which the Sheep Man speaks in the novel?

2. In Chapter 9, the narrator has an eerie experience on what floor of the hotel?

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

4. What kind of car does the protagonist drive?

5. The protagonist tells his business connections that he must go where in Chapter 3?

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