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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. Chapter 15 begins with an excerpt from the narrator's novel about a protagonist with what job?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Typist.
(d) Bank teller.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object seems to the narrator in Chapter 18 to be her "only ticket" for "admittance to the hidden room below [her]" (170)?

2. What objects are disappeared in Chapter 15?

3. The narrator states that the disappearances "slowed down" (94) for a while after which objects were disappeared?

4. How does the narrator explain the presence of a pile of dirty dishes in her sink in Chapter 17?

5. When it snows on the island in Chapter 12, the narrator states that it has been at least how many years since snow has fallen there?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What alarming event happens to the old man in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What rare event occurs on the island in Chapter 12 and what plotline develops from it?

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

9. Who comes to stay with the narrator in Chapter 19 and why?

10. How does the narrator acquire the dog named Don in Chapter 19 and what is the significance of her acquisition?

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