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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When it snows on the island in Chapter 12, the narrator states that it has been at least how many years since snow has fallen there?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

2. What color patches does the narrator's adopted dog have on his coat?
(a) White.
(b) Orange.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

3. What word is used to describe the sound made by a particular object at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Loud.
(b) Soft.
(c) Shrill.
(d) Resonant.

4. Which character claims that an experience with a music box alerted them to their disappearance immunity?
(a) The old man.
(b) The ex-milliner.
(c) The narrator's mother.
(d) R.

5. Which character eats and smiles less frequently after the search of the narrator's home by the Memory Police?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The ex-milliner.
(c) R.
(d) The old man.

6. Which object's disappearance is named by the narrator to have been "the first time a disappearance seemed like a solemn ceremony" (192)?
(a) The umbrella.
(b) The diamond.
(c) The novel.
(d) The hairbrush.

7. What action does the narrator say that "R always" takes "now" (191) in Chapter 20?
(a) He takes her in his arms.
(b) He lies to her.
(c) He admonishes her.
(d) He shakes her hand.

8. When the narrator is no longer able to write novels, what does she type out over and over again?
(a) Consonants.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Vowels.
(d) Profanities.

9. When Chapter 19 begins, the narrator states that how many weeks have "passed since the old man's birthday party" (171)?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Several.

10. In what location is a birthday party held in Chapter 16?
(a) The narrator's basement.
(b) The narrator's dining room.
(c) R's hidden room.
(d) The riverbank.

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

12. The sight of what objects convinces the narrator in Chapter 22 that the Inui family has been captured by the Memory Police?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Cats.
(c) Glasses.
(d) Shoes.

13. What position does the narrator take within the company when she gets a new job in Chapter 20?
(a) Typist.
(b) Teller.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Accountant.

14. The music box featured in Chapter 16 is lined with what material?
(a) Felt.
(b) Satin.
(c) Chiffon.
(d) Muslin.

15. What object catches the narrator's eye in Chapter 17 and causes her anxiety to grow during the search of her home?
(a) The novel.
(b) The refrigerator.
(c) The notepad.
(d) The rug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action do R, the narrator, and the old man take "for a long time" (204) once they are reunited in R's hidden room at the end of Chapter 21?

2. 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?

3. What is the first natural disaster to happen in Chapter 21?

4. The narrator states that the disappearances "slowed down" (94) for a while after which objects were disappeared?

5. What two items does the narrator try to leave for the old man when she visits the headquarters of the Memory Police in Chapter 13?

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