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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 young girl doing whom the narrator spots in the hotel bar in Chapter 6?
2. When the protagonist thinks of the Dolphin Hotel in Chapter 1, he recalls it as being what?
3. The Sheep Man's world is a place in the shadows where people go when they need to find out what?
4. The narrator of the novel describes the Dolphin Hotel as having been built where in Chapter 1?
5. What causes the writer to leave the Sheep Man's room in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator pass his day in Chapter 7? What are his emotions like?
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 favor does the hotel receptionist ask of the protagonist in Chapter 15? What is his response?
4. Where does the author arrive in Chapter 4? What does he do after arriving?
5. What jealousies consume the protagonist in Chapter 14? Why?
6. Why does the hotel receptionist speak under false pretenses in Chapter 7?
7. What thoughts consume the protagonist in Chapter 13? Why?
8. Where does the protagonist decide to go after his assignment ends in Chapter 4? What does he find upon arrival?
9. How does the narrator compare the old Dolphin Hotel to its replacement in Chapter 6?
10. What movie release does the protagonist read about in Chapter 8? What are his feelings about the film?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the relationship that Yuki has with her parents. How does this neglect affect the narrator and why?
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 Gotanda and the actions and objectives of the protagonist in Chapter 26. What does the narrator hope to learn from Gotanda?
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