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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rare request does R make of the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) A photograph of his son.
(b) A visit from his wife.
(c) An apple.
(d) Some form of work to do.

2. What is the name of the Inuis' cat, whom the narrator claims could be easily identified by the Memory Police?
(a) Mizore.
(b) Kiku.
(c) Layla.
(d) Fumiko.

3. What is NOT one of the foods to which the narrator has access in her new job?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Sausage.
(c) Corned beef.
(d) Milk.

4. R comes over to the unnamed narrator's house in Chapter 8 for what reason?
(a) To borrow a cup of sugar.
(b) To ask for asylum.
(c) To review her latest novel pages.
(d) To warn her.

5. What action does the narrator say that "R always" takes "now" (191) in Chapter 20?
(a) He lies to her.
(b) He takes her in his arms.
(c) He shakes her hand.
(d) He admonishes her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, the narrator uses which of her five senses to put R under surveillance?

2. The narrator anxiously waits for R on the appointed Wednesday, knowing that it generally takes how many minutes to walk from the station to her house?

3. How many days does it take for the body of water used for disappearing to return to normal?

4. Over time, the narrator finds that to keep R at his best, "the morning agenda" needs "to be as" what "as possible" (93)?

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

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