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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. The narrator refers to his job as shoveling what in Chapter 2?
(a) Mental dung.
(b) Cultural snow.
(c) Consumer dribble.
(d) Brain fluff.

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

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

4. What pet did the protagonist have which died in his flashback in Chapter 2?
(a) An iguana.
(b) A cat.
(c) A snake.
(d) A dog.

5. In what country is the novel set?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) South Korea.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After dinner Yuki insists that the writer take a drive so that they can do what in Chapter 19?

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

5. Where do the writer and photographer arrive in the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the protagonist discover at the library in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

7. What jealousies consume the protagonist in Chapter 14? Why?

8. What thoughts consume the protagonist in Chapter 13? Why?

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

10. How does the protagonist describe his entrance into his profession in Chapter 3?

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