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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. When the couple next door is taken away by the Memory Police, what kind of pet do they leave behind?
(a) A snake.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A fish.

2. In Chapter 18, the narrator uses which of her five senses to put R under surveillance?
(a) Her hearing.
(b) Her touch.
(c) Her sight.
(d) Her sense of smell.

3. What is the only sound that can be heard within the headquarters of the Memory Police, according to the narrator?
(a) The rainfall on the roof.
(b) The ringing of heels against the hard floor.
(c) Music.
(d) Screaming.

4. The narrator gets a new job in Chapter 20 with a company that produces what?
(a) Handkerchiefs.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Spices.
(d) Pumpkins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator burns the latest disappeared objects in an incinerator in what location in Chapter 15?

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

3. When Chapter 19 begins, the narrator states that how many weeks have "passed since the old man's birthday party" (171)?

4. What object catches the narrator's eye in Chapter 17 and causes her anxiety to grow during the search of her home?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What new job does the narrator take in Chapter 20 and why?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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