2. Which character claims that an experience with a music box alerted them to their disappearance immunity?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) R.
(c) The old man.
(d) The ex-milliner.

3. What two items does the narrator try to leave for the old man when she visits the headquarters of the Memory Police in Chapter 13?
(a) Clothing and food.
(b) Money and food.
(c) Soap and a towel.
(d) Tea and spices.

4. The unnamed narrator states in Chapter 6, "It's always sad when a" what "disappears" (44)?
(a) Flower.
(b) Food.
(c) Article of clothing.
(d) Pet.

5. Which character asks the narrator about the old man's well-being in Chapter 15?
(a) The ex-milliner.
(b) Professor Inui.
(c) R's wife.
(d) A Memory Police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The unnamed narrator's home on the island is very close to what sort of body of water?

3. What is the narrator doing in Chapter 24 when she sees the old man sitting down and staring at a particular object?

4. What objects take up "every available space" (102) in the headquarters of the Memory Police?

5. Which character's birthday is celebrated in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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