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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) Lieutenant Mamiya.
(b) Creta Kano.
(c) May Kasahara.
(d) Toru's uncle.

2. What career advice does Toru Okada recall Mr. Honda giving in Chapter 4?
(a) He should quit law.
(b) He should become a public defender.
(c) He should start showing up late to work.
(d) He should ask for a raise.

3. What does Toru decide he needs to purchase at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) The Miyawaki well.
(b) A ticket to Crete.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A car.

4. According to Toru's uncle in Chapter 13, how did Mr. Miyawaki lose all of his money?
(a) A bad stock deal.
(b) Opening a failed restaurant.
(c) A run on his bank.
(d) A crippling drug addiction.

5. After how many days of people-watching does Toru Okada see the man with the guitar case?
(a) 11.
(b) 17.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

6. What does Toru admit to May Kasahara in Chapter 10?
(a) He and Kumiko once had an abortion.
(b) He is frightened she will let him die.
(c) Kumiko has left him.
(d) He is depressed.

7. Where is May Kasahara's family when Toru visits in Chapter 15?
(a) They are running errands.
(b) They are at their summer home.
(c) They are moving their things to an apartment.
(d) They are at church.

8. What is the only piece of information printed on the card that the woman gives Toru in Chapter 2?
(a) A name.
(b) A title.
(c) An address.
(d) A phone number.

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

10. How long ago was the last time Noboru Wataya and Toru Okada met as of Chapter 3?
(a) One year.
(b) Five months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Six years.

11. Who is Malta Kano looking for when she calls Toru Okada at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Toru himself.
(b) Mr. Honda.
(c) Noboru Wataya.
(d) Creta Kano.

12. What does Toru give Creta in Chapter 14 in exchange for sex?
(a) Some of Kumiko's clothing.
(b) A blank check.
(c) His rope ladder.
(d) Mr. Honda's empty box.

13. In Chapter 13, what memory of Yanamoto's death does in Lieutenant Mamiya say he will never forget?
(a) His frantic prayers.
(b) His blood pooling beneath him.
(c) His screams.
(d) His eye contact.

14. What does the factory where May Kasahara works produce?
(a) Computer chips.
(b) Wigs.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Toys.

15. What code name is used in Chapter 7 to refer tot he owner of the "hanging house"?
(a) The Super.
(b) Mr. X.
(c) TO.
(d) Anon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Toru Okada is surprised to find packaging for what in his waste-basket?

2. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?

3. What sensation is Creta Kano surprised to feel when Noboru Wataya has sex with her?

4. Why does Toru's uncle suggest he look up Mr. Ichikawa in Chapter 12?

5. For what type of business does May Kasahara administer surveys?

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