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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) Midnight.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Dawn.

2. On the day the narrator tells R that she has found a place for him to hide, he tells her that his wife is due to give birth in how many months?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. 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 year.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 1 day.

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

5. 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 dinner tray.
(b) When she collects his breakfast tray.
(c) When she brings him a bucket of water for bathing.
(d) When she collects his lunch tray.

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

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

8. The unnamed narrator recalls her mother telling her that which type of stone had been inherited from the narrator's great-grandmother?
(a) An emerald.
(b) An opal.
(c) An amethyst.
(d) A sapphire.

9. The unnamed narrator recalls that her mother had used what room in the house for her studio?
(a) The sun room.
(b) The attic.
(c) The basement.
(d) The kitchen.

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

11. By what letter of the alphabet does the unnamed narrator refer to her literary editor?
(a) L.
(b) P.
(c) R.
(d) Q.

12. The unnamed narrator recalls that the disappeared objects in her palm had felt "like little" (5) what?
(a) Animals.
(b) Talismans.
(c) Charms.
(d) Reminders.

13. What meal do the unnamed narrator and the old man share together in Chapter 5?
(a) Omelettes.
(b) Waffles.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Stew.

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

15. How many people do the Memory Police take away in the back of one of their trucks after the raid at the strip mall in Chapter 4?
(a) 16.
(b) 4.
(c) 32.
(d) 73.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The unnamed narrator's mother and father had liked to meet at what location during their courtship?

3. The old man tells the unnamed narrator in Chapter 7 that he has lived on the island how much longer than she has?

4. At the end of Chapter 1, the unnamed narrator recalls asking her mother, "Why are you the only one who hasn't" (7) taken what action?

5. From what location does the old man come to help the unnamed narrator prepare for the colder weather?

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