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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 novel.
(b) The diamond.
(c) The umbrella.
(d) The hairbrush.

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

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

4. In Chapter 15, the narrator and the old man worry that the latest disappearance will put the island in a perpetual state of what?
(a) Regret.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Anger.
(d) Winter.

5. 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?
(a) A pepper grinder.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A can of sardines.
(d) A sack of flour.

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

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

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

9. In what location do the old man and the narrator stand with their hands behind their heads during the search of the narrator's home?
(a) On the front porch.
(b) In the hallway.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the kitchen.

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

11. What is NOT a task the narrator gives to R in Chapter 12?
(a) Recopying her address book.
(b) Sharpening pencils.
(c) Putting page numbers on her manuscripts.
(d) Alphabetizing her books.

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

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

14. Which character's birthday is celebrated in Chapter 16?
(a) R's.
(b) The old man's.
(c) The narrator's.
(d) Professor Inui's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator's neighbors who are a couple in their thirties have what kind of pet?

3. It is revealed in Chapter 13 that the narrator keeps her end of the communication device behind what object in her desk?

4. Chapter 18 begins with an excerpt of the narrator's novel about which protagonist?

5. What is the only sound that can be heard within the headquarters of the Memory Police, according to the narrator?

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