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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the receptionist visits the writer in Chapter 12, he keeps mentioning what creature?

2. In Chapter 9, the writer develops an elaborate fantasy about an actress playing what historical figure?

3. In Chapter 9, the writer develops an elaborate fantasy about what actress?

4. The narrator of the novel describes the Dolphin Hotel as having been built where in Chapter 1?

5. Where do the writer and the girl arrive in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to a previous depression of the protagonist's, as described in Chapter 2?

2. How does the narrator pass his day in Chapter 7? What are his emotions like?

3. What fantasy consumes the protagonist in Chapter 9?

4. What causes the protagonist to encounter "Unrequited Love" in Chapter 14? What is his reaction to the film?

5. What stranger does the writer feel a strange connection with in Chapter 6?

6. Where does the protagonist decide to go after his assignment ends in Chapter 4? What does he find upon arrival?

7. Why does the hotel receptionist speak under false pretenses in Chapter 7?

8. How does the narrator compare the old Dolphin Hotel to its replacement in Chapter 6?

9. What favor does the hotel receptionist ask of the protagonist in Chapter 15? What is his response?

10. What events take place when the protagonist awakens in Chapter 14?

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