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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what location are the narrator and the old man when the first natural disaster strikes in Chapter 21?
(a) In R's hidden room.
(b) On the boat.
(c) Sitting on the hill.
(d) In the library.

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

5. The narrator states that the disappearances "slowed down" (94) for a while after which objects were disappeared?
(a) Hats.
(b) Roses.
(c) Birds.
(d) Ferries.

6. The narrator calls her adopted dog Don because the name had been written on which item?
(a) His doghouse.
(b) His bowl.
(c) His tags.
(d) The adoption papers.

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 shakes her hand.
(c) He lies to her.
(d) He admonishes her.

8. Which character gives a shaving kit as a birthday gift in Chapter 16?
(a) R.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The old man.
(d) The ex-milliner.

9. Who begs the narrator not to burn the photograph of her mother she keeps on the mantelpiece?
(a) R.
(b) The ex-milliner.
(c) The old man.
(d) Professor Inui.

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

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

12. When the old man moves to a new location in Chapter 22, where does he go?
(a) The narrator's house.
(b) The ex-milliner's house.
(c) The boat.
(d) The library.

13. How many officers appear on either side of the narrator in Chapter 13 and hurry her into the elevator before guiding her "through a maze of corridors and into a room at the heart of the building" (103)?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object seems to the narrator in Chapter 18 to be her "only ticket" for "admittance to the hidden room below [her]" (170)?

2. When the couple next door is taken away by the Memory Police, what kind of pet do they leave behind?

3. What word related to the narrator's latest novel does she utter over and over to herself in Chapter 20?

4. What is NOT one of the foods to which the narrator has access in her new job?

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

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