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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of scientist was the unnamed narrator's father prior to his death?
(a) An ornithologist.
(b) An astronomer.
(c) A geologist.
(d) An entomologist.

2. Professor Inui tells the unnamed narrator in Chapter 5 that he and his family must move to what location in the morning?
(a) The genetic analysis center.
(b) The Memory Police barracks.
(c) The internment camp.
(d) The medical faculty office.

3. What is the name of the Inuis' cat, whom the narrator claims could be easily identified by the Memory Police?
(a) Fumiko.
(b) Layla.
(c) Kiku.
(d) Mizore.

4. What two items does the narrator try to leave for the old man when she visits the headquarters of the Memory Police in Chapter 13?
(a) Money and food.
(b) Tea and spices.
(c) Clothing and food.
(d) Soap and a towel.

5. Who originally comes up with the idea for R to hide from the Memory Police in the unnamed narrator's home?
(a) The old man.
(b) R.
(c) The unnamed narrator.
(d) Professor Inui.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other things about R does the unnamed narrator know in addition to that fact that he works as an editor?

2. The unnamed narrator states in Chapter 2 that she believes that she has a group of which family members "living in a village near the source of the far side of the mountains" (8)?

3. What knitted object does the unnamed narrator give to the old man in Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 9, the Memory Police are said to be "appearing more often in the streets" (64) riding in trucks painted what color?

5. How many days does it take for the body of water used for disappearing to return to normal?

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