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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 profession of Yuki's mother in the novel?

2. How old is the protagonist of the novel?

3. What causes the writer to leave the Sheep Man's room in Chapter 11?

4. The Sheep Man says that the only thing the writer can do is what in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 9, the narrator has an eerie experience on what floor of the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the protagonist of the novel introduced in Chapter 1? What is he obsessed with in the beginning of the narrative?

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

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

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

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

7. What fantasy consumes the protagonist in Chapter 9?

8. What movie release does the protagonist read about in Chapter 8? What are his feelings about the film?

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 protagonist tell his business associates he must go in Chapter 3? 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 narrator's treatment by the police and the events in Chapters 22 and 23. Why did the narrator not summon a lawyer?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Yuki in the novel. How does the protagonist relate to this young girl? What does Yuki symbolize to the narrator?

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