View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the opening line of Chapter 5, the unnamed narrator states that which season passes "quickly" (27)?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

2. At what time of day does the unnamed narrator bring Chapter 7 to a close?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

3. Where is the hatch located that serves as the only way to get into R's hiding place in the home of the unnamed narrator?
(a) In the floor of the kitchen.
(b) In the floor of the basement.
(c) In the ceiling of the basement.
(d) In the floor of her late father's office.

4. At what type of abandoned school is the wooden box where R's wife and the old man exchange messages for R on days that end in zeros?
(a) An elementary school.
(b) A university.
(c) A high school.
(d) An art school.

5. On what sort of seat did the unnamed narrator used to sit as a child in her mother's studio?
(a) A stool.
(b) A bench.
(c) A swing.
(d) A hassock.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what location does the old man come to help the unnamed narrator prepare for the colder weather?

2. When the unnamed narrator used to take a particular meal to her father's observatory as an excuse to spend time with him there, what meal did she always bring?

3. How many years before the narrative present did the unnamed narrator's nurse die of a heart attack, as revealed in Chapter 2?

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

5. What is the name of the Inuis' cat, whom the narrator claims could be easily identified by the Memory Police?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 287 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample