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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month did Toru run into Naoko on the train?
(a) March.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) May.

2. What is the one thing Toru thinks he knows about the well Naoko describes?
(a) Its location.
(b) What it smells like.
(c) Its depth.
(d) How its water tastes.

3. What other living thing did Toru and Naoko see that day in the meadow?
(a) Bright red birds.
(b) Horses grazing.
(c) A dog running across a field.
(d) An old farmer and his wife.

4. What was Toru's favorite book?
(a) "Slaughterhouse Five."
(b) "The Great Gatsby."
(c) "In Cold Blood."
(d) "The Sun Also Rises."

5. How many patients are at Ami Hostel?
(a) Ninety.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much weight has Naoko gained?

2. What happened on campus in May?

3. On what day of the week did Naoko and Toru have their "dates"?

4. What snack did Toru and Naoko have after their long walk?

5. Where does Toru tell the dorm head that he is going when he leaves for Ami Hostel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Midori feel about her father?

2. How did Toru and Naoko celebrate her twentieth birthday?

3. Describe Toru's roommate.

4. How was Toru's dorm room different from most of the others?

5. Why is Naoko's roommate referred to as "Dr. Ishida"?

6. What causes the narrator to feel dizzy in the opening scene of the novel?

7. What does Toru assume about the name of Ami Hostel?

8. How did Ami Hostel come into existence?

9. How did Toru feel about joining Nagasawa's womanizing expeditions?

10. Why is Toru writing this book?

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