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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since the protagonist has seen Kiki in Chapter 4?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 4.5 years.
(c) 41 days.
(d) 10 weeks.

2. What is the narrative voice of the novel?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

3. For how long does the narrator say he stood staring agape at the building in Chapter 4?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 23 minutes.
(d) 20 seconds.

4. The protagonist tells his business connections that he must take a trip for how long in Chapter 3?
(a) 9 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. The protagonist tells his business connections that he must go where in Chapter 3?
(a) Hokkaido.
(b) Sapporo.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Akasaka.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator refers to his job as shoveling what in Chapter 2?

2. What season was it when the writer returned to society after his reclusive bout described in Chapter 2?

3. For how long did the protagonist remain reclusive following his divorce and depression, as described in Chapter 2?

4. Where does the protagonist go on assignment in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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