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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the receptionist comes to talk to the writer in Chapter 7, he cannot get what individual out of his mind?
(a) His niece.
(b) His mother.
(c) The old owner of the hotel.
(d) His business partner.

3. The receptionist at the hotel talks to the writer under the guise of discussing what in Chapter 7?
(a) Car rentals.
(b) Local traditions.
(c) Area attractions.
(d) Restaurants.

4. What kind of car does the protagonist drive?
(a) Mitsubishi.
(b) Nissan.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Subaru.

5. The writer and photographer take a day after the assignment to do what in Chapter 4?
(a) Go fishing.
(b) Go kayaking.
(c) Visit a casino.
(d) Go cross-country skiing.

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

7. Ryoichi Gotanda was a former what to the narrator?
(a) Lab partner.
(b) Wife.
(c) Lover.
(d) Political rival.

8. What was the manager's reaction when the receptionist told him about her strange experience, as told in Chapter 7?
(a) He sent the janitor to check it out.
(b) He went to check it out.
(c) He said she was crazy.
(d) He told her not to tell anyone.

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

10. Where does the writer have breakfast in Chapter 14?
(a) Starbucks.
(b) Dunkin' Donuts.
(c) Denny's.
(d) McDonalds.

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

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

13. How long has the film been playing when the writer decides to watch it in Chapter 14?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 7 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

14. The Sheep Man says that the only thing the writer can do is what in Chapter 11?
(a) Listen.
(b) Dance.
(c) Look.
(d) Believe.

15. What is the name of the woman who lived with the writer at the Dolphin Hotel?
(a) Mimi.
(b) Lele.
(c) Kiki.
(d) Rene.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, the writer is asked to accompany a young girl on a flight because the girl's mother had left her there to take an assignment where?

2. Where is the Dolphin Hotel located?

3. When the protagonist thinks of the Dolphin Hotel in Chapter 1, he recalls it as being what?

4. In the stead where the Dolphin Hotel once stood is a building that is designed in what style in Chapter 4?

5. What is the profession of Yuki's father in the novel?

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