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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. What does Toru order for dinner at the French restaurant?
(a) Filet mignon.
(b) Duck.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Sea bass.

2. Which of these is not something Toru tells Reiko he enjoys doing?
(a) Reading.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Playing tennis.

3. Where do Midori and Toru go to get warm and dry that afternoon?
(a) Her apartment.
(b) The restaurant where they met.
(c) His apartment.
(d) The bar, DUG.

4. What does Toru wish all girls would wear during their periods?
(a) Red shoes.
(b) A red bracelet.
(c) A red hat.
(d) A red brooch on their clothing.

5. What kind of animal does Naoko let Toru hold?
(a) A baby chick.
(b) A duckling.
(c) A baby rabbit.
(d) A newborn kitten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Toru and Itoh drink at Itoh's apartment?

2. What does Naoko send Toru for his birthday?

3. What did Midori and her sister get drunk on after their father's funeral?

4. What is stored in the shed where Reiko and Toru talk the night before he leaves?

5. What is the title of the novel Toru reads while Midori is sleeping?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the first time Toru sees Nagasawa after the celebration dinner?

2. What is Toru's opinion about Nagasawa and Hatsumi's relationship?

3. Describe Naoko's sister.

4. How does Toru get Midori's father to eat?

5. What does Toru usually do on Sundays?

6. What purpose does Toru discover for the flag?

7. What have Midori and her sister decided to do with the bookstore?

8. What is Midori's theory about Toru's girlfriend?

9. How does Nagasawa think he and Toru are alike?

10. What was Reiko's courtship with her husband like?

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