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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is taken by the Memory Police in Chapter 13?
(a) R.
(b) Professor Inui.
(c) The ex-milliner.
(d) The old man.

2. Which character suggests that the rest of the narrator's mother's sculptures are likely hidden at the old cabin?
(a) The old man.
(b) R.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The ex-milliner's wife.

3. Which objects are disappeared in Chapter 12 almost immediately after all photographs are disappeared?
(a) Animals of all sorts.
(b) Vegetables of all sorts.
(c) Insects of all sorts.
(d) Fruit of all sorts.

4. 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.

5. 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 rug.
(c) The notepad.
(d) The refrigerator.

6. What is the first natural disaster to happen in Chapter 21?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A flood.
(c) A tornado.
(d) An earthquake.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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) 6.
(d) 4.

15. Which character asks the narrator about the old man's well-being in Chapter 15?
(a) R's wife.
(b) A Memory Police officer.
(c) Professor Inui.
(d) The ex-milliner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character's birthday is celebrated in Chapter 16?

2. The narrator gets a new job in Chapter 20 with a company that produces what?

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

4. When the old man moves to a new location in Chapter 22, where does he go?

5. The music box featured in Chapter 16 is lined with what material?

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