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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days after the natural disasters does the narrator spot the Inuis?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 21.
(d) 12.

2. In Chapter 18, the narrator uses which of her five senses to put R under surveillance?
(a) Her touch.
(b) Her sight.
(c) Her sense of smell.
(d) Her hearing.

3. Which object's disappearance is named by the narrator to have been "the first time a disappearance seemed like a solemn ceremony" (192)?
(a) The novel.
(b) The hairbrush.
(c) The diamond.
(d) The umbrella.

4. What object catches the narrator's eye in Chapter 17 and causes her anxiety to grow during the search of her home?
(a) The rug.
(b) The refrigerator.
(c) The novel.
(d) The notepad.

5. It is rumored that the Memory Police have recruited all people with what job to be informants for them?
(a) Electrician.
(b) Plumber.
(c) Bricklayer.
(d) Carpenter.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason do the ex-milliner and his wife ask to stay overnight in the narrator's home?

2. The narrator feels especially nervous in Chapter 17 when the Memory Police search which piece of furniture?

3. What is the first natural disaster to happen in Chapter 21?

4. How many objects are still within the drawers of the cabinet when R asks about them in Chapter 8?

5. In what locations do the narrator and R sit during their meetings about the narrator's newest novel?

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