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Study Guide

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Quiz

Haruki Murakami
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Quiz

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1)

When the chubby girl and the narrator reach the lab, what does the chubby girl realize? (from Chapter 21, Bracelets, Ben Johnson, Devil)

The lab wasn't broken into.
It was the Factory that broken in to.
It was the System that broken in to.
The INKlings took everything.
2)

What does the narrator buy while in the park? (from Chapter 39, Popcorn, Lord Jim, Extinction)

A balloon.
Popcorn.
Beer.
A cigar.
3)

What does the narrator believe after he's slammed into the rock slab at the beginning of Chapter 23? (from Chapter 23, Holes, Leeches, Tower)

He will never get out of the underground.
The girl misled him on purpose.
He is dead.
He has a concussion.
4)

What does the Colonel say dying might be for the beasts? (from Chapter 22, Gray Smoke)

A painful occurrence.
A relief.
Their salvation.
A traumatic experience.
5)

Why does the shadow say he needed the map sooner? (from Chapter 24, Shadow Grounds)

The Gatekeeper has become suspicious of him.
He will be too weak to carry out his plan for escape.
He can't get over the Wall during the winter.
He is losing his desire to escape.
6)

What escape does the Professor offer for the dilemma the narrator is faced with? (from Chapter 27, Encyclopedia Wand, Immortality, Paperclips)

If the Factory gets the data, the program will end automatically.
If the System finds out about the research, they will abort the program.
If he can unshuffle the data, the program will end automatically.
If he dies now, all three of his circuits will die with him.
7)

What book does the narrator quote when the librarian asks how he sees himself? (from Chapter 39, Popcorn, Lord Jim, Extinction)

Crime and Punishment.
War and Peace.
Anna Karenina.
The Brothers Karamazov.
8)

What does the shadow guess is the reason the narrator doesn't want to leave? (from Chapter 40, Birds)

The Librarian.
The Gatekeeper.
The beasts.
The Colonel.
9)

What does the Librarian ask the Caretaker in the Power Station chapter? (from Chapter 26, Power Station)

Whether he misses going into the Town.
Whether he gets along with the others.
Whether he gets along with the Gatekeeper.
Whether he's seen an older woman around the Power Station.
10)

What do the girl and the narrator appear to be walking on after the rock slab? (from Chapter 23, Holes, Leeches, Tower)

A train track.
A minefield.
A bridge.
A honeycomb.
11)

What does the narrator eat with his beer at the beer hall after buying his new clothes? (from Chapter 33, Rainy-Day Laundry, Car Rental, Bob Dylan)

Oysters.
Chips.
A burger.
A pretzel.
12)

What does the Caretaker provide as part of lunch? (from Chapter 28, Musical Instruments)

Berries.
Beast meat.
Nuts.
Mushrooms.
13)

What does the Gatekeeper say about the narrator's questions? (from Chapter 24, Shadow Grounds)

The narrator asks too many questions.
Soon he will no longer feel the need to ask.
There will be no answers today.
The questions are annoying.
14)

How long does the narrator say it will take him to read out the Librarian's mind? (from Chapter 36, Accordion)

All winter.
All year.
All night.
All week.
15)

How does the narrator pass the sunny days? (from Chapter 22, Gray Smoke)

Reading in the Library.
Playing chess with the Colonel.
Talking walks in the Woods.
Face down in bed.
16)

Why does the shadow say the narrator can't take the Librarian to the Woods? (from Chapter 32, Shadow in the Throes of Death)

She is afraid of the Woods.
She has no mind.
She is conflicted.
The Gatekeeper would never allow it.
17)

What happens to the narrator when he is finished playing the music? (from Chapter 36, Accordion)

He starts to cry.
He realizes he has to leave the Town.
His vision heals.
His heart starts to ache.
18)

Which of the following does the Colonel NOT give as a possible reason for his work as a soldier? (from Chapter 30, Hole)

Honor.
Patriotism.
A sense of justice.
Hatred.
19)

What does the narrator's shadow say he can't do? (from Chapter 38, Escape)

He can't talk.
He can't breathe.
He can't leave.
He can't walk.
20)

What does the narrator's shadow suggest the two do so they don't get separated? (from Chapter 40, Birds)

Join back together.
Hold hands.
Trade hats.
Tie their belts together.
21)

What kind of power is the Town apparently running on? (from Chapter 26, Power Station)

Atomic energy.
Wind energy.
Water energy.
Coal.
22)

Where does the narrator think it might not be bad to end his life? (from Chapter 31, Fares, Police, Detergent)

In London.
In Frankfurt.
In New York.
In Zurich.
23)

What does the Caretaker of the Power Station make for his guests in Chapter 28? (from Chapter 28, Musical Instruments)

Coffee.
Cake.
Tea.
Soup.
24)

What does the shadow call the role of the Dreamreader in his discussion of the loss of mind at the end of Chapter 32? (from Chapter 32, Shadow in the Throes of Death)

A scapegoat.
A scout.
A catalyst.
A lightning rod.
25)

Where does the narrator say the smoke comes from? (from Chapter 22, Gray Smoke)

The Worker's Quarter.
The Apple Grove.
The Eastern Woods.
The Southern Hill.
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