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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the Rat ask the Main Character to visit for him?
(a) His mother.
(b) A female friend.
(c) An old man.
(d) A religious man.

2. Why does the Strange Man give the Main Character a magnifying glass?
(a) To look at the sheep photograph.
(b) To burn bugs.
(c) To look at a document.
(d) As a form of protection.

3. What does the Main Character dream about in the limo on the way to the Boss's house?
(a) A hammer and a talking sheep.
(b) The Girlfriends ears sitting on the seat next to him.
(c) The Girlfriend's ears on the Strange Man's head.
(d) Pliers and a talking cow.

4. Who tells the Main Character that there are only 5,000 sheep in Japan?
(a) The Boss.
(b) The Strange Man.
(c) The Limo Driver.
(d) The Girlfriend.

5. What does the Main Character do when he cannot reach either of the two people he tries to phone after returning from the Boss's home?
(a) Calls a taxi.
(b) Orders more beer.
(c) Buys some wool socks.
(d) Goes to a movie.

6. At what age does the person who dies in Chapter 1 predict that he or she will die?
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 59.

7. What does the Main Character drink in Chapter 9?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Tea.

8. How much money does the Main Character have from the Strange Man?
(a) 500 thousand yen notes.
(b) 1,000 American dollars.
(c) 20,000 American dollars.
(d) 150 ten thousand yen notes.

9. What does the Business Partner believe about the business?
(a) That it is overextended.
(b) That it is failing.
(c) That it has great potential.
(d) That it is going to be audited.

10. What do the Main Character and his business partner first discuss in Chapter 7?
(a) The Business Partner's disease.
(b) A new client that the Main Character wants to work with.
(c) The Business Partner's church.
(d) The Main Character's divorce.

11. What does the Strange Man give to the Business Partner?
(a) A list of demands.
(b) A business card.
(c) An incriminating photograph.
(d) A pen.

12. What time does the Strange Man arrive at the office?
(a) 3:15 PM.
(b) 11 PM.
(c) 9 AM.
(d) 11 AM.

13. What does the Main Character realize about his photos at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) He has not taken any photos in three years.
(b) There is a slip on a chair in many of the pictures.
(c) He is not in any of his photos.
(d) His ex-wife cut out any picture of herself.

14. How does the Strange Man respond to the Main Character's attempts at small talk during their phone call in Chapter 22?
(a) He tells him to stop wasting his time.
(b) He is uncharacteristically friendly.
(c) He urges him to get to the point.
(d) With silence.

15. Where are they when the Girlfriend first shows the Main Character her ears?
(a) In an upscale restaurant.
(b) In a library.
(c) At a dinner party given by mutual friends.
(d) At the ad agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Strange Man believe is really the Boss's problem?

2. Who owns the bar that the Main Character visits in carrying out the Rat's request?

3. What does the Strange Man want the Main Character to tell him in Chapter 17?

4. Who is referred to as the Boss?

5. Where does the Main Character go in Chapter 1?

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