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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the assignment is finished, the writer decides to go where in Chapter 4?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Tsujido.
(c) Yokohama.
(d) Sapporo.

2. In Chapter 9, the writer develops an elaborate fantasy about an actress playing what historical figure?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Queen Mary.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Cleopatra.

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

4. What is the name of the woman who lived with the writer at the Dolphin Hotel?
(a) Lele.
(b) Mimi.
(c) Kiki.
(d) Rene.

5. The assignment the protagonist goes on in Chapter 2 involves writing for what?
(a) A kid's magazine.
(b) A daily newspaper.
(c) A scientific journal.
(d) A women's magazine.

6. The Sheep Man tells the writer that his people were chased where long ago in Chapter 11?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The swamp.
(c) The woods.
(d) The desert.

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

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

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

10. The young girl tells the writer that she and her mother have a place to stay where in Chapter 16?
(a) Akasaka.
(b) Yokohama.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Sapporo.

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

12. What is the name of Ryoichi Gotanda's latest movie in the novel?
(a) "A Murder Forgotten."
(b) "Lost Love."
(c) "Dance Dance Dance."
(d) "Unrequited Love."

13. What is the profession of Yuki's father in the novel?
(a) Race car driver.
(b) Banker.
(c) Novelist.
(d) Photographer.

14. The Sheep Man's world is a place in the shadows where people go when they need to find out what?
(a) Why they are sick.
(b) The meaning of life.
(c) How things are connected.
(d) The local gossip.

15. The protagonist tells his business connections that he must go where in Chapter 3?
(a) Hokkaido.
(b) Akasaka.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Sapporo.

Short Answer Questions

1. The assignment the protagonist goes on in Chapter 2 involves writing about what?

2. In the stead where the Dolphin Hotel once stood is a building that is designed in what style in Chapter 4?

3. The Sheep Man warns that the writer could get stuck in what in Chapter 11?

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

5. When the protagonist thinks of the Dolphin Hotel in Chapter 1, he recalls it as being what?

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