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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 does the receptionist describe the air as smelling just before she had a strange experience in the hotel in Chapter 7?
(a) Like garbage.
(b) Like sulphur.
(c) Like beer.
(d) Moldy.

2. What is the name of the receptionist at the hotel whom the narrator befriends?
(a) Miss Yumiyoshi.
(b) Ame.
(c) Mei.
(d) Hiraku Makimura.

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

4. After dinner Yuki insists that the writer take a drive so that they can do what in Chapter 19?
(a) Listen to music.
(b) Look for her mother.
(c) Talk.
(d) Look at the sunset.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the writer have breakfast in Chapter 14?

2. What was the manager's reaction when the receptionist told him about her strange experience, as told in Chapter 7?

3. In what country is the novel set?

4. For how long did the protagonist remain reclusive following his divorce and depression, as described in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 15, the writer decides to book a flight where?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the hotel receptionist describe her experience on the sixteenth floor in Chapter 7?

2. Where does the protagonist tell his business associates he must go in Chapter 3? Why?

3. How does the protagonist describe the interior of the hotel in Chapter 5?

4. When did the protagonist re-enter society after his depression, as described in Chapter 2?

5. On what assignment does the protagonist go in Chapter 2? How does he describe his job?

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

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

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

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

10. What fantasy consumes the protagonist in Chapter 9?

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