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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Inuis' cat, whom the narrator claims could be easily identified by the Memory Police?
(a) Mizore.
(b) Kiku.
(c) Layla.
(d) Fumiko.

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

3. The remodeling of R's future home within the unnamed narrator's house takes how many days for the old man to finish?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. The unnamed narrator's home on the island is very close to what sort of body of water?
(a) A lake.
(b) A river.
(c) A bay.
(d) A bog.

5. How many objects are still within the drawers of the cabinet when R asks about them in Chapter 8?
(a) 8.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

6. A crowd gathers on the banks of what body of water in Chapter 6 to watch the latest objects disappear?
(a) The river.
(b) The lake.
(c) The bay.
(d) The bog.

7. The unnamed narrator observes in Chapter 6 that her literary editor R is asking about what element of her life whenever he asks how she is doing?
(a) Her progress on her newest novel.
(b) Her evasion of the Memory Police.
(c) Her grief over losing her parents.
(d) Her financial situation.

8. The unnamed narrator states that "it has been" how many "years since [the Memory Police] first appeared" (20)?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

9. What knitted object does the unnamed narrator give to the old man in Chapter 5?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A hat.
(d) A pair of gloves.

10. How many of the Memory Police's "dark green trucks with canvas covers in back" (20) are present at the raid in Chapter 4?
(a) 9.
(b) 23.
(c) 3.
(d) 13.

11. Near the end of Chapter 8, R detects the scent of what object within one of the empty drawers in the cabinet?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Vanilla.
(d) Ginger.

12. The unnamed narrator of The Memory Police states in Chapter 1 that her mother had been what type of artist?
(a) A sculptor.
(b) A painter.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A poet.

13. In what location does the narrator tell R that she has found a hiding place for him?
(a) At the narrator's house.
(b) At the library.
(c) On the old man's boat.
(d) At R's office.

14. When R hears the unnamed narrator's description of the one object she remembers her mother showing to her, R identifies it as which stone?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Sapphire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a business housed within the strip mall raided by the Memory Police in Chapter 4?

2. The unnamed narrator remarks that her newest novel is about a woman who works as a what?

3. Which objects are disappeared from the island in Chapter 6?

4. 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?

5. How many days does it take for the body of water used for disappearing to return to normal?

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