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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Liberal.
(d) Constructionist.

3. What season was it when the writer returned to society after his reclusive bout described in Chapter 2?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

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

5. In Chapter 9, the writer is restless and wishes that the receptionist did not have what that night?
(a) A martial arts lesson.
(b) Swim club.
(c) A college class.
(d) A date.

6. The protagonist's job consisted mostly of what type of work in the beginning, as described in Chapter 3?
(a) Janitorial.
(b) Computer work.
(c) PR work.
(d) Construction work.

7. Whom does the writer promise to have dinner with when he returns in Chapter 15?
(a) Yuki.
(b) The receptionist.
(c) The Sheep Man.
(d) The hotel manager.

8. Who is the actress the writer sees being seduced in the film in Chapter 14?
(a) Yuki.
(b) Kiki.
(c) Miss Yumiyoshi.
(d) Ame.

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

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

11. Where does the writer step inside to use the restroom during his walk in Chapter 14?
(a) A library.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A police station.

12. Ryoichi Gotanda was a former what to the narrator?
(a) Lab partner.
(b) Political rival.
(c) Wife.
(d) Lover.

13. What is the only item of furniture in the Sheep Man's room?
(a) A couch.
(b) A round table.
(c) A bed.
(d) A writing desk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, the writer returns to the bedroom and is plagued by what?

3. What is the name of Ryoichi Gotanda's latest movie in the novel?

4. When the receptionist comes to talk to the writer in Chapter 7, he cannot get what individual out of his mind?

5. Where is the Dolphin Hotel located?

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