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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 is NOT one of the foods to which the narrator has access in her new job?

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

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

5. The narrator gets a new job in Chapter 20 with a company that produces what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What objects in the narrator's sink nearly result in disaster when the Memory Police see them in Chapter 17?

7. Which of the novel's symbols is revisited again within Chapter 22, echoing its earlier appearance in Chapter 5?

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

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

10. What objects are covering "every available space" (101) within the old theater now used as the Memory Police headquarters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ways in which the themes of eccentricity and conformity appear within Ogawa’s novel The Memory Police. What message is Ogawa sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within The Memory Police and what is Ogawa’s message regarding these themes?

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