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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) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

2. How many other things about R does the unnamed narrator know in addition to that fact that he works as an editor?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

4. In Chapter 9, the Memory Police are said to be "appearing more often in the streets" (64) riding in trucks painted what color?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Dark green.

5. What meal do the unnamed narrator and the old man share together in Chapter 5?
(a) Omelettes.
(b) Waffles.
(c) Stew.
(d) Hamburgers.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what letter of the alphabet does the unnamed narrator refer to her literary editor?

2. How many black garbage bags full of the unnamed narrator's late father's belongings do the five Memory Police officers seize after their hour-long search?

3. The unnamed narrator's mother and father had liked to meet at what location during their courtship?

4. On what sort of seat did the unnamed narrator used to sit as a child in her mother's studio?

5. The narrator's new editor tells the narrator that R had left an empty desk, except for her novel, when he suddenly took what action?

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