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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) A high school.
(b) A university.
(c) An art school.
(d) An elementary school.

2. The narrator tells R in Chapter 11, "I suspect the only reason I've been able to go on writing is that I've had your" what "by my side all along" (82)?
(a) Heart.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Guidance.
(d) Brilliance.

3. R suggests that the narrator take what action in order to feel better in Chapter 28?
(a) Bathe.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Cry.
(d) Eat.

4. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that the narrator keeps her end of the communication device behind what object in her desk?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A calendar.
(c) A clock.
(d) A safe.

5. The narrator gets a new job in Chapter 20 with a company that produces what?
(a) Pumpkins.
(b) Handkerchiefs.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Spices.

Short Answer Questions

1. A crowd gathers on the banks of what body of water in Chapter 6 to watch the latest objects disappear?

2. The narrator tries to explain the disappearances of her body parts to R by telling him, "But the arm and leg you see aren't really" (258) what?

3. Over time, the narrator finds that to keep R at his best, "the morning agenda" needs "to be as" what "as possible" (93)?

4. What is NOT an item sent by the ex-milliner and his wife to the narrator in Chapter 19 to thank her for her hospitality?

5. 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?

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