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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. 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 hairbrush.
(d) The umbrella.

2. How many times does the narrator repeat the old man's name before the officer at the desk says, "I'm afraid he's not here" (102)?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

4. In what location is a birthday party held in Chapter 16?
(a) R's hidden room.
(b) The narrator's basement.
(c) The riverbank.
(d) The narrator's dining room.

5. The old man reports to the narrator in Chapter 14 that the Memory Police had interrogated him about what subject?
(a) Birds.
(b) Theft.
(c) Smuggling.
(d) Fruit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 12 begins with what type of feature?

3. Which character is taken by the Memory Police in Chapter 13?

4. The narrator begins to regret her trip to the Memory Police's headquarters when they present her with what object?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the theme of altruism demonstrated in Chapter 21 when an earthquake rocks the island?

2. Which objects are disappeared in Chapter 19 and in what way does the disappearance personally affect the narrator?

3. For what reason does the narrator get particularly nervous when the Memory Police are searching her writing desk?

4. Which character does the narrator NOT consult about her decision to investigate the old man's disappearance and why?

5. Which of the novel's symbols is revisited again within Chapter 22, echoing its earlier appearance in Chapter 5?

6. One morning in Chapter 15, the narrator wakes up to find that what objects have been disappeared?

7. What gift does R bestow upon the old man in Chapter 16 and what hopes does R have for the present?

8. What object does R beg the narrator not to burn in Chapter 12 and what is her reaction?

9. What sorts of jobs does R begin to complete on the narrator's behalf in Chapter 12 and why?

10. In Chapter 14, the old man reports to the narrator that the Memory Police had been interested in what subject?

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