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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the protagonist go on assignment in Chapter 2?
(a) Hokkaido.
(b) Akasaka.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Sapporo.

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

3. What has the Dolphin Hotel been renamed in Chapter 4?
(a) L'Hôtel Dauphin.
(b) The Hilton.
(c) The Ritz.
(d) Hotel Japan.

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

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

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

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

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

9. The protagonist tells his business connections that he must take a trip for how long in Chapter 3?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 9 days.

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

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

12. The protagonist makes an analogy of the Dolphin Hotel to what in Chapter 1?
(a) A castle.
(b) A button.
(c) A match.
(d) A dungeon.

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

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

15. The assignment the protagonist goes on in Chapter 2 involves writing about what?
(a) Men.
(b) Cars.
(c) Animals.
(d) Restaurants.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the profession of Yuki's father in the novel?

3. What is the name of the young girl whom the writer accompanies on her flight in Chapter 16?

4. What causes the writer to leave the Sheep Man's room in Chapter 11?

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

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