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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(d) Professor Inui's wife.

2. In or on what piece of furniture did the unnamed narrator's keep her disappeared objects?
(a) A cabinet.
(b) A bookcase.
(c) A drafting table.
(d) A desk.

3. 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) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 60.
(d) 30.

4. How often does the narrator down supplies to R so that he may bathe?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every three days.
(c) Every other day.
(d) Once a week.

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

6. The conversation between the unnamed narrator and the old man in Chapter 7 takes place on what type of vehicle?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A train.
(c) A pedicab.
(d) A boat.

7. What object does the unnamed narrator drop while reacting to the young prisoner's fall onto the concrete?
(a) Her keys.
(b) Her cup of coffee.
(c) The envelope containing her manuscript.
(d) Her wallet.

8. 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.

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

10. The unnamed narrator's favorite story of her mother's was the one about what object?
(a) A watch.
(b) A bottle of perfume.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A book.

11. Where is the hatch located that serves as the only way to get into R's hiding place in the home of the unnamed narrator?
(a) In the floor of her late father's office.
(b) In the ceiling of the basement.
(c) In the floor of the kitchen.
(d) In the floor of the basement.

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

13. 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) Brilliance.
(b) Heart.
(c) Guidance.
(d) Shadow.

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

15. It is rumored that the Memory Police have recruited all people with what job to be informants for them?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Bricklayer.
(d) Plumber.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. When the unnamed narrator used to take a particular meal to her father's observatory as an excuse to spend time with him there, what meal did she always bring?

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

5. How many of the Memory Police's "dark green trucks with canvas covers in back" (20) are present at the raid in Chapter 4?

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