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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. Which character is taken by the Memory Police in Chapter 13?
2. What action do R, the narrator, and the old man take "for a long time" (204) once they are reunited in R's hidden room at the end of Chapter 21?
3. The narrator calls her adopted dog Don because the name had been written on which item?
4. What is NOT an item sent by the ex-milliner and his wife to the narrator in Chapter 19 to thank her for her hospitality?
5. The old man is trapped in Chapter 21, but he tells the narrator to run because of what reason?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what object is the narrator referring when she states in Chapter 19, "Never had I seen anything burn as brightly" (183)?
2. Who comes to stay with the narrator in Chapter 19 and why?
3. For what reason does the narrator get particularly nervous when the Memory Police are searching her writing desk?
4. What gift does R bestow upon the old man in Chapter 16 and what hopes does R have for the present?
5. What object does R beg the narrator not to burn in Chapter 12 and what is her reaction?
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 alarming event happens to the old man in Chapter 13?
8. In Chapter 14, the old man reports to the narrator that the Memory Police had been interested in what subject?
9. One morning in Chapter 15, the narrator wakes up to find that what objects have been disappeared?
10. What new job does the narrator take in Chapter 20 and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the function of the old man's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Ogawa in depicting the old man and include in your discussion the reasons that Ogawa portrays him in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ogawa’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Memory Police.
Essay Topic 3
How does Ogawa use sensory details in order to strengthen the text’s messages? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.
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