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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How many days after the natural disasters does the narrator spot the Inuis?
(a) 21.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

6. Who initiates the first kiss between the narrator and R at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) They never share a first kiss.
(b) R.
(c) It is a mutual initiation.
(d) The narrator.

7. When the couple next door is taken away by the Memory Police, what kind of pet do they leave behind?
(a) A snake.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A fish.

8. 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.

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

10. 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) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

11. What rare request does R make of the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) An apple.
(b) A photograph of his son.
(c) Some form of work to do.
(d) A visit from his wife.

12. 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) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

13. The music box featured in Chapter 16 has "four small legs resembling" what type of animal's "paws" (143)?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A lion.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

14. What word related to the narrator's latest novel does she utter over and over to herself in Chapter 20?
(a) Teller.
(b) Typist.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Accountant.

15. On whose behalf does the narrator go out walking at the start of Chapter 22?
(a) The old man's.
(b) R's.
(c) Her own.
(d) Her boss's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object catches the narrator's eye in Chapter 17 and causes her anxiety to grow during the search of her home?

2. How many times is the trap door to R's room opened during the ex-milliner and his wife's stay?

3. When the narrator is no longer able to write novels, what does she type out over and over again?

4. In what locations do the narrator and R sit during their meetings about the narrator's newest novel?

5. Which character eats and smiles less frequently after the search of the narrator's home by the Memory Police?

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