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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 had vanished when Yoshiya woke up?
(a) His clock and glasses.
(b) His blankets.
(c) His dignity.
(d) His mother.

2. What did Yoshiya's ex-girlfriend used to call him?
(a) Super-frog.
(b) Big Worm.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Crusher.

3. When do Junko and Miyake agree to die?
(a) After the next earthquake.
(b) When there is no more beach.
(c) After the fire is done.
(d) In one week.

4. What best describes Keisuke?
(a) A writer.
(b) A surfer.
(c) A bartender.
(d) A teacher.

5. Where does Yoshiya's cab take him?
(a) A deserted location.
(b) The site of the earthquake.
(c) A busy bar.
(d) His old school.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Komura, what does driving in the small Subaru feel like?

2. Which character claims to feel "completely empty" (42)?

3. What is the name of the portrait Miyake has been working on?

4. Where did Junko work after she ran away?

5. Who is Shimao?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Miyake never stock up on groceries?

2. What did Mr. Tabata tell Yoshiya about his father?

3. How does Shimao respond to Komura saying that he's come a long way?

4. Describe Komura's wife.

5. How was Miyake connected to the Kobe earthquake?

6. What does the note Komura's wife left behind say?

7. Why were Komura's friends puzzled by his marriage?

8. Describe Komura.

9. Describe Yoshiya's predicament when he wakes up at the beginning of the story.

10. Why does Yoshiya still live with his mother?

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