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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of the novel describes the Dolphin Hotel as having been built where in Chapter 1?
(a) The ideal place.
(b) The wrong place.
(c) On the water.
(d) The cheapest piece of real estate.

2. What is significant about the manner in which the Sheep Man speaks in the novel?
(a) He never speaks the letter "a."
(b) He writes everything down instead of using his voice.
(c) He starts every sentence with "I think."
(d) His words all run together.

3. What does the writer sit on in the strange room in Chapter 11?
(a) Books.
(b) A pillow.
(c) A stool.
(d) A chair.

4. How old is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) 27.
(b) 34.
(c) 19.
(d) 51.

5. What season was it when the writer returned to society after his reclusive bout described in Chapter 2?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In describing Ryoichi Gotanda, the writer comments that he never understood how someone could be so what?

2. The protagonist tells his business connections that he must take a trip for how long in Chapter 3?

3. What causes the writer to leave the Sheep Man's room in Chapter 11?

4. The Sheep Man tells the writer that his people were chased where long ago in Chapter 11?

5. The assignment the protagonist goes on in Chapter 2 involves writing for what?

(see the answer key)

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