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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 dangerous animal survives the massacre in Chapter 9?
(a) Rhino.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Lion.

2. Who pulls the rope ladder up from the well in Chapter 9?
(a) Kumiko.
(b) Malta Kano.
(c) May Kasahara.
(d) Toru's uncle.

3. Who is the protagonist of Chapter 3?
(a) A young boy.
(b) Kumiko.
(c) An elderly man.
(d) A fighter pilot in World War II.

4. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. Where does Toru Okada find his necktie in Chapter 4?
(a) The dry cleaners.
(b) His neighbor's house.
(c) The street.
(d) His work items that he packed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toru find in the envelope the silent boy gives him?

2. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?

3. How does Toru Okada rationalize his wife's curtness to him in Chapter 2?

4. For what does May Kasahara castigate Toru Okada in Chapter 5?

5. What object does Toru Okada discover in the well in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the unnamed boy see in Chapter 3?

2. Describe the marital tiff the Okada's have as related in Chapter 9?

3. What is the Clumsy Massacre of Chapter 9?

4. What does Noboru Wataya want to say to Toru Okada in Chapter 3?

5. Describe Nutmeg.

6. What information does Malt Kano provide Toru Okada in their first meeting in Chapter 3?

7. What two requests does Creta Kano make of Toru Okada in Chapter 14 and how does he respond?

8. What strange event happens involving a bar folk singer in Chapter 7?

9. Why does Toru Okada stay in the well longer than he intended?

10. Describe the interchange Toru has with the woman on the bench in Chapter 2?

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