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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On whose behalf does the narrator go out walking at the start of Chapter 22?
(a) Her boss's.
(b) R's.
(c) The old man's.
(d) Her own.

2. In Chapter 18, the narrator uses which of her five senses to put R under surveillance?
(a) Her sense of smell.
(b) Her touch.
(c) Her sight.
(d) Her hearing.

3. When the old man moves to a new location in Chapter 22, where does he go?
(a) The ex-milliner's house.
(b) The narrator's house.
(c) The library.
(d) The boat.

4. What action do R, the narrator, and the old man take "for a long time" (204) once they are reunited in R's hidden room at the end of Chapter 21?
(a) They pray.
(b) They cry.
(c) They hold hands and stare at one another.
(d) They hug.

5. Which character suggests that the rest of the narrator's mother's sculptures are likely hidden at the old cabin?
(a) The ex-milliner's wife.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The old man.
(d) R.

6. The narrator feels especially nervous in Chapter 17 when the Memory Police search which piece of furniture?
(a) A dining room table.
(b) A bed.
(c) A cabinet.
(d) A desk.

7. What does the narrator do with all of her photographs in Chapter 13?
(a) She throws them into the river.
(b) She gives them to the Memory Police.
(c) She burns them.
(d) She rips them into pieces.

8. How many times does the narrator repeat the old man's name before the officer at the desk says, "I'm afraid he's not here" (102)?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

9. What word related to the narrator's latest novel does she utter over and over to herself in Chapter 20?
(a) Typist.
(b) Teller.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Dancer.

10. Which character first notices that there are disappeared objects inside sculptures created by the narrator's mother?
(a) The ex-milliner.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The old man.
(d) R.

11. In what locations do the narrator and R sit during their meetings about the narrator's newest novel?
(a) R sits on the bench and the narrator sits on the table.
(b) R sits on the bed and the narrator sits in the chair.
(c) They both sit on the bed.
(d) R sits in the chair and the narrator sits on the bed.

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

13. Who initiates the first kiss between the narrator and R at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) The narrator.
(b) R.
(c) They never share a first kiss.
(d) It is a mutual initiation.

14. What objects take up "every available space" (102) in the headquarters of the Memory Police?
(a) Mirrors.
(b) Knives.
(c) Guns.
(d) Pennants.

15. When Chapter 19 begins, the narrator states that how many weeks have "passed since the old man's birthday party" (171)?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Several.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator's neighbors who are a couple in their thirties have what kind of pet?

2. The narrator burns the latest disappeared objects in an incinerator in what location in Chapter 15?

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

4. Which character eats and smiles less frequently after the search of the narrator's home by the Memory Police?

5. The sound of what object interrupts the birthday celebration in progress at the end of Chapter 16?

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