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

2. How long has it been since the protagonist has seen Kiki in Chapter 4?
(a) 41 days.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 4.5 years.
(d) 10 weeks.

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

4. The narrator considers what to be a stupid name for a band in Chapter 6?
(a) Pink Floyd.
(b) Led Zeppelin.
(c) The Who.
(d) Genesis.

5. How long has the film been playing when the writer decides to watch it in Chapter 14?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 7 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the young girl doing the following morning when the narrator sees her again in Chapter 6?

3. How old is the protagonist of the novel?

4. The receptionist at the hotel talks to the writer under the guise of discussing what in Chapter 7?

5. What has the Dolphin Hotel been renamed in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe the Dolphin Hotel in Chapter 1?

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

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

7. How does Yuki describe her relationship with her parents in Chapter 16?

8. What fantasy consumes the protagonist in Chapter 9?

9. How does the protagonist feel when he returns to his hotel room in Chapter 12? When does he sleep and awaken?

10. Where does the author arrive in Chapter 4? What does he do after arriving?

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