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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The unnamed narrator recalls that her mother had used what room in the house for her studio?
(a) The basement.
(b) The sun room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The attic.

3. When it snows on the island in Chapter 12, the narrator states that it has been at least how many years since snow has fallen there?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

4. Which season is said to have "deepened" (64) on the island by the time Chapter 9 begins?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

5. How does the narrator explain the presence of a pile of dirty dishes in her sink in Chapter 17?
(a) She says that she had run out of dish soap.
(b) She says that she had been feeling lazy.
(c) She says that she freezes meals.
(d) She says that all of her guests had just left.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator begins to regret her trip to the Memory Police's headquarters when they present her with what object?

2. The unnamed narrator of The Memory Police states in Chapter 1 that her mother had been what type of artist?

3. Which object's disappearance is named by the narrator to have been "the first time a disappearance seemed like a solemn ceremony" (192)?

4. What object does the unnamed narrator drop while reacting to the young prisoner's fall onto the concrete?

5. What is the only sound that can be heard within the headquarters of the Memory Police, according to the narrator?

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