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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the narrative voice of the novel?
2. What pet did the protagonist have which died in his flashback in Chapter 2?
3. How does the receptionist describe the air as smelling just before she had a strange experience in the hotel in Chapter 7?
4. The interior of the hotel in Chapter 5 is described as what by the narrator?
5. What word refers to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the hotel receptionist describe her experience on the sixteenth floor in Chapter 7?
2. When did the protagonist re-enter society after his depression, as described in Chapter 2?
3. How does the narrator describe the Dolphin Hotel in Chapter 1?
4. How does the protagonist describe his entrance into his profession in Chapter 3?
5. How does the narrator compare the old Dolphin Hotel to its replacement in Chapter 6?
6. What fantasy consumes the protagonist in Chapter 9?
7. How does the protagonist feel when he returns to his hotel room in Chapter 12? When does he sleep and awaken?
8. What stranger does the writer feel a strange connection with in Chapter 6?
9. How is the protagonist of the novel introduced in Chapter 1? What is he obsessed with in the beginning of the narrative?
10. What thoughts consume the protagonist in Chapter 13? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of the Sheep Man in the novel. What is indicated by the style of speech the Sheep Man uses?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Gotanda and the actions and objectives of the protagonist in Chapter 26. What does the narrator hope to learn from Gotanda?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Ryoichi Gotanda in the narrative. What feelings does the protagonist have about his former classmate?
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