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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. What kind of old building "had been renovated to serve as the Memory Police headquarters" (101)?
(a) A theater.
(b) A bank.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A train station.

2. When Chapter 19 begins, the narrator states that how many weeks have "passed since the old man's birthday party" (171)?
(a) Several.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

3. 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.

4. 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) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. What is the first natural disaster to happen in Chapter 21?
(a) A flood.
(b) A tornado.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A tsunami.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which character asks the narrator about the old man's well-being in Chapter 15?

4. What is NOT a task the narrator gives to R in Chapter 12?

5. The old man reports to the narrator in Chapter 14 that the Memory Police had interrogated him about what subject?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. In what way does the theme of surveillance appear within Chapter 18, in relation to the bond between R and the narrator?

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

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