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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does the narrator say that "R always" takes "now" (191) in Chapter 20?
(a) He shakes her hand.
(b) He admonishes her.
(c) He takes her in his arms.
(d) He lies to her.

2. The narrator states that the disappearances "slowed down" (94) for a while after which objects were disappeared?
(a) Hats.
(b) Roses.
(c) Ferries.
(d) Birds.

3. The music box featured in Chapter 16 is lined with what material?
(a) Felt.
(b) Muslin.
(c) Chiffon.
(d) Satin.

4. The narrator anxiously waits for R on the appointed Wednesday, knowing that it generally takes how many minutes to walk from the station to her house?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

5. 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?
(a) A pepper grinder.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) A can of sardines.
(d) A sack of flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color patches does the narrator's adopted dog have on his coat?

2. What is NOT a task the narrator gives to R in Chapter 12?

3. Chapter 18 begins with an excerpt of the narrator's novel about which protagonist?

4. In Chapter 15, the narrator and the old man worry that the latest disappearance will put the island in a perpetual state of what?

5. What word is used to describe the sound made by a particular object at the end of Chapter 16?

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