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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator's neighbors who are a couple in their thirties have what kind of pet?
(a) A cat.
(b) A hamster.
(c) A fish.
(d) A dog.

2. Chapter 15 begins with an excerpt from the narrator's novel about a protagonist with what job?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Bank teller.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Typist.

3. Which character first notices that there are disappeared objects inside sculptures created by the narrator's mother?
(a) The old man.
(b) The ex-milliner.
(c) The narrator.
(d) R.

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?
(a) 4.
(b) 73.
(c) 16.
(d) 32.

5. What statement does the unnamed narrator make about the process of writing her new novel in Chapter 6?
(a) It is impossible.
(b) It no longer interests her.
(c) It is not going very well.
(d) It is surprising her at every turn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What knitted object does the unnamed narrator give to the old man in Chapter 5?

2. At what time of day does the unnamed narrator bring Chapter 7 to a close?

3. What word related to the narrator's latest novel does she utter over and over to herself in Chapter 20?

4. When the old man moves to a new location in Chapter 22, where does he go?

5. Which character suggests that the rest of the narrator's mother's sculptures are likely hidden at the old cabin?

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