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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toru say that angers Naoko?
(a) "Relax your body."
(b) "I need you."
(c) "Give it some time."
(d) "I'm sorry."

2. What is Naoko's second wish?
(a) That they would win the lottery.
(b) That he never forget her.
(c) That they could live in the meadow.
(d) That he love her for the rest of his life.

3. What cleaning habit of Toru's roommate's actually bothered him?
(a) Laundering the curtains.
(b) Cleaning the windows.
(c) Airing the mattresses.
(d) Spraying bugs with insecticide.

4. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty-seven.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Thirty-two.

5. Why was Toru on the train the day he ran into Naoko?
(a) To visit a museum.
(b) To go to a bookstore.
(c) To go see a movie.
(d) To visit a friend from high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what station did Toru and Naoko get off the train together?

2. What is the one thing Toru thinks he knows about the well Naoko describes?

3. What was Naoko talking about in the meadow?

4. What snack did Toru and Naoko have after their long walk?

5. How many years have passed since the day in the meadow?

(see the answer key)

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