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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator of The Memory Police states in Chapter 1 that her mother had been what type of artist?
(a) A sculptor.
(b) A painter.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A poet.

2. What is NOT a reason that "no one ever attempts to cross" (8) the mountains to the north?
(a) All maps of the island were disappeared long ago.
(b) The mountainsides are rife with thorny trees and bushes.
(c) The tops of the mountains are always surrounded with mist.
(d) Mountain-climbing gear was disappeared long ago.

3. What is NOT a business housed within the strip mall raided by the Memory Police in Chapter 4?
(a) A dance studio.
(b) A dentist's office.
(c) A karate studio.
(d) An insurance company.

4. In what location does the narrator tell R that she has found a hiding place for him?
(a) On the old man's boat.
(b) At R's office.
(c) At the narrator's house.
(d) At the library.

5. The unnamed narrator recalls that whenever she sat on her father's lap in the observatory, she always restrained herself from asking him if he knew about the existence of the items in which piece of furniture?
(a) The Murphy bed.
(b) The desk.
(c) The cabinet.
(d) The bookcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who originally comes up with the idea for R to hide from the Memory Police in the unnamed narrator's home?

2. On Wednesday afternoon at the start of Chapter 4, the unnamed narrator has her third encounter with the Memory Police within what length of time?

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

4. How many people do the Memory Police take away in the back of one of their trucks after the raid at the strip mall in Chapter 4?

5. What meal do the unnamed narrator and the old man share together in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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