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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does the unnamed narrator bring Chapter 7 to a close?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

2. The narrator tells R in Chapter 10 that which character will meet him on Wednesday at 8 a.m. at Central Station?
(a) The ex-milliner.
(b) The old man.
(c) Professor Inui's wife.
(d) Professor Inui.

3. Once R and the narrator fall into a predictable daily routine, what is the only time she lingers in R's room to chat?
(a) When she collects his lunch tray.
(b) When she brings him a bucket of water for bathing.
(c) When she collects his dinner tray.
(d) When she collects his breakfast tray.

4. The unnamed narrator remarks that her newest novel is about a woman who works as a what?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A typist.

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

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

7. What is NOT a business housed within the strip mall raided by the Memory Police in Chapter 4?
(a) A karate studio.
(b) A dentist's office.
(c) An insurance company.
(d) A dance studio.

8. On what sort of seat did the unnamed narrator used to sit as a child in her mother's studio?
(a) A hassock.
(b) A swing.
(c) A bench.
(d) A stool.

9. Which objects are disappeared from the island in Chapter 6?
(a) Hats.
(b) Roses.
(c) Paper clips.
(d) Vases.

10. The old man attempts to reassure the unnamed narrator by telling her in Chapter 7, "Those Memory Police are only after people who aren't able to" (54) take which action?
(a) Forget.
(b) Obey.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Remember.

11. In the opening line of Chapter 5, the unnamed narrator states that which season passes "quickly" (27)?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

12. On Wednesday afternoon at the start of Chapter 4, the unnamed narrator has her third encounter with the Memory Police within what length of time?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 1 day.

13. R tells the unnamed narrator at the end of Chapter 8 that he has not taken what action?
(a) Forgotten his vow of revenge.
(b) Forgotten anything.
(c) Forgotten his mother.
(d) Forgotten his promise.

14. From what location does the old man come to help the unnamed narrator prepare for the colder weather?
(a) A train car.
(b) A boat.
(c) A museum.
(d) A train.

15. The narrator anxiously waits for R on the appointed Wednesday, knowing that it generally takes how many minutes to walk from the station to her house?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 60.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years before the narrative present did the unnamed narrator's nurse die of a heart attack, as revealed in Chapter 2?

2. It is revealed in Chapter 5 that the unnamed narrator's mother had received a letter from the Memory Police how many years back?

3. Who originally comes up with the idea for R to hide from the Memory Police in the unnamed narrator's home?

4. The unnamed narrator states in Chapter 2 that she believes that she has a group of which family members "living in a village near the source of the far side of the mountains" (8)?

5. What kind of scientist was the unnamed narrator's father prior to his death?

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