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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. The narrator of the novel describes the Dolphin Hotel as having been built where in Chapter 1?

2. The protagonist's job consisted mostly of what type of work in the beginning, as described in Chapter 3?

3. The character named Kiki was what before becoming an actress?

4. Where does the writer step inside to use the restroom during his walk in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 9, the writer develops an elaborate fantasy about what actress?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the protagonist describe Ryoichi Gotanda in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What fantasy consumes the protagonist in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the objectives and emotional state of the protagonist in Chapters 12 and 13. How has the appearance of the Sheep Man changed the protagonist and his objectives?

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

Discuss the narrator's treatment by the police and the events in Chapters 22 and 23. Why did the narrator not summon a lawyer?

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