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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator states that "it has been" how many "years since [the Memory Police] first appeared" (20)?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

2. R comes over to the unnamed narrator's house in Chapter 8 for what reason?
(a) To review her latest novel pages.
(b) To borrow a cup of sugar.
(c) To warn her.
(d) To ask for asylum.

3. The unnamed narrator remarks that her newest novel is about a woman who works as a what?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A typist.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A doctor.

4. How many other things about R does the unnamed narrator know in addition to that fact that he works as an editor?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

5. What kind of scientist was the unnamed narrator's father prior to his death?
(a) A geologist.
(b) An astronomer.
(c) An entomologist.
(d) An ornithologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who originally comes up with the idea for R to hide from the Memory Police in the unnamed narrator's home?

2. The unnamed narrator observes in Chapter 6 that her literary editor R is asking about what element of her life whenever he asks how she is doing?

3. The unnamed narrator states in Chapter 2 that she believes that she has a group of which family members "living in a village near the source of the far side of the mountains" (8)?

4. The conversation between the unnamed narrator and the old man in Chapter 7 takes place on what type of vehicle?

5. On what sort of seat did the unnamed narrator used to sit as a child in her mother's studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what claim does the old man make about the Memory Police while trying to reassure the narrator of her safety?

2. For what reason does the narrator visit R's office in Chapter 10?

3. For what reason do the Memory Police visit the unnamed narrator in Chapter 2?

4. How is the raid witnessed by the narrator in Chapter 4 different than all previous raids, according to the narrator?

5. What information is revealed in Chapter 5 about the narrator's mother and her interactions with the Memory Police?

6. What particular aspect of the birds' disappearance bothers the narrator the most?

7. For what reason does R at first reject the narrator's offer of help in Chapter 10?

8. What type of routine do the narrator and R fall into once R gets settled in his room in Chapter 11?

9. What is named as "the first duty of the Memory Police" (14)?

10. Discuss an instance when Ogawa uses a metaphor or simile to describe R's ability to hold onto memories of disappeared objects.

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