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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator explain the presence of a pile of dirty dishes in her sink in Chapter 17?
(a) She says that all of her guests had just left.
(b) She says that she had been feeling lazy.
(c) She says that she had run out of dish soap.
(d) She says that she freezes meals.

2. Chapter 18 begins with an excerpt of the narrator's novel about which protagonist?
(a) The chef.
(b) The novelist.
(c) The ballerina.
(d) The typist.

3. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that the narrator keeps her end of the communication device behind what object in her desk?
(a) A safe.
(b) A calendar.
(c) A clock.
(d) A dictionary.

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

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

6. The narrator begins to regret her trip to the Memory Police's headquarters when they present her with what object?
(a) A questionnaire.
(b) A bill.
(c) A summons.
(d) A citation.

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

8. In Chapter 18, the narrator uses which of her five senses to put R under surveillance?
(a) Her touch.
(b) Her hearing.
(c) Her sense of smell.
(d) Her sight.

9. 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?
(a) Clothing and food.
(b) Tea and spices.
(c) Soap and a towel.
(d) Money and food.

10. What is NOT one of the foods to which the narrator has access in her new job?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Corned beef.
(c) Milk.
(d) Sausage.

11. What kind of old building "had been renovated to serve as the Memory Police headquarters" (101)?
(a) A bank.
(b) A train station.
(c) A theater.
(d) A hotel.

12. The narrator's neighbors who are a couple in their thirties have what kind of pet?
(a) A hamster.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A fish.

13. The narrator burns the latest disappeared objects in an incinerator in what location in Chapter 15?
(a) Her balcony.
(b) The alley.
(c) Her garden.
(d) The street.

14. For what reason do the ex-milliner and his wife ask to stay overnight in the narrator's home?
(a) They need a change of scenery.
(b) Their house is being fumigated.
(c) Their house is being painted.
(d) Their house is haunted.

15. What is the only sound that can be heard within the headquarters of the Memory Police, according to the narrator?
(a) Screaming.
(b) The rainfall on the roof.
(c) The ringing of heels against the hard floor.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which objects are disappeared in Chapter 12 almost immediately after all photographs are disappeared?

2. The old man reports to the narrator in Chapter 14 that the Memory Police had interrogated him about what subject?

3. The music box featured in Chapter 16 has "four small legs resembling" what type of animal's "paws" (143)?

4. What color patches does the narrator's adopted dog have on his coat?

5. Which character is taken by the Memory Police in Chapter 13?

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