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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3 Chapter 4: Buying New Shoes ? The Thing That Came Back Home (Pgs. 362-372) | Book 3 Chapter 5: A Place You Can Figure Out If You Think About It Really, Really Hard (May Kasahara's Point of View: 1) (Pgs. 373-376).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?
(a) Yanamoto.
(b) A Russian soldier.
(c) Honda.
(d) A Mongolian sheep-herder.

2. Topographically, where is the town in which May Kasahara is working in Chapter 5?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In the lowlands.
(c) On the beach.
(d) By the woods.

3. What does Toru find in the envelope the silent boy gives him?
(a) Kumiko's wedding ring.
(b) The deed to the Miyawki house.
(c) Money.
(d) A photo of him in Creta Kano.

4. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?
(a) Korea.
(b) Russia.
(c) India.
(d) Mongolia.

5. What animal inhabits the disgusting island that is the subject of Toru Okada's metaphorical story in Chapter 3?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Crocodiles.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Rhinos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malta Kano do on her international travels?

2. Why has Toru Okada never met Kumiko's sister?

3. How did May Kasahara cause her boyfriend's death?

4. Who eventually rescues Toru from the well?

5. What does Toru give Creta in Chapter 14 in exchange for sex?

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