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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What object does the unnamed narrator drop while reacting to the young prisoner's fall onto the concrete?
2. How many objects are still within the drawers of the cabinet when R asks about them in Chapter 8?
3. Chapter 2 describes in detail the narrator's reaction to which creatures being disappeared from the island?
4. The unnamed narrator recalls her mother telling her that which type of stone had been inherited from the narrator's great-grandmother?
5. When the unnamed narrator hears tapping on the glass and finds Professor Inui and his family outside her home, the unnamed narrator recalls that the boy is how many years old?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the pair of light blue gloves symbolize, from the narrator's perspective?
2. At what sight do the narrator and the old man gaze during their discussion of the Memory Police in Chapter 7?
3. What type of routine do the narrator and R fall into once R gets settled in his room in Chapter 11?
4. Discuss an instance when Ogawa uses a metaphor or simile to demonstrate the desolation that begins to characterize the island after many disappearances.
5. For what reason does the narrator visit R's office in Chapter 10?
6. What do the black garbage bags symbolize in Chapter 2?
7. For what reason do the Memory Police visit the unnamed narrator in Chapter 2?
8. In Chapter 7, what claim does the old man make about the Memory Police while trying to reassure the narrator of her safety?
9. How is the raid witnessed by the narrator in Chapter 4 different than all previous raids, according to the narrator?
10. Discuss an instance when Ogawa uses a metaphor or simile to describe R's ability to hold onto memories of disappeared objects.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for The Memory Police.
Essay Topic 2
What message does Ogawa send within the pages of The Memory Police concerning the link between oppression and brutality?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about The Memory Police while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.
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