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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 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's neighbors who are a couple in their thirties have what kind of pet?
(a) A hamster.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A fish.

3. What rare weather occurs in Chapter 21?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Hail.
(c) Snow.
(d) Sleet.

4. The narrator burns the latest disappeared objects in an incinerator in what location in Chapter 15?
(a) Her balcony.
(b) Her garden.
(c) The alley.
(d) The street.

5. In what locations do the narrator and R sit during their meetings about the narrator's newest novel?
(a) R sits in the chair and the narrator sits on the bed.
(b) They both sit on the bed.
(c) R sits on the bed and the narrator sits in the chair.
(d) R sits on the bench and the narrator sits on the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. The music box featured in Chapter 16 has "four small legs resembling" what type of animal's "paws" (143)?

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

3. The sound of what object interrupts the birthday celebration in progress at the end of Chapter 16?

4. 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?

5. Who initiates the first kiss between the narrator and R at the end of Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the motif of sound used to inspire feelings of horror and suspense in the reader at the end of Chapter 16?

2. What illogical conclusion does the narrator come to about R after their first sexual encounter, though she knows quite well how illogical it is?

3. How does the theme of courage arise within Chapter 13 of The Memory Police?

4. In what way do the narrator and R become more intimate over the course of his period of hiding?

5. What special event do R, the narrator, and the old man decide to celebrate in R's room in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

9. What objects in the narrator's sink nearly result in disaster when the Memory Police see them in Chapter 17?

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

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