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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other living thing did Toru and Naoko see that day in the meadow?
(a) An old farmer and his wife.
(b) Bright red birds.
(c) Horses grazing.
(d) A dog running across a field.

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

3. What was the nickname of the man in charge of raising the flag at the dormitory?
(a) Mr. Flag.
(b) Storm Trooper.
(c) Sir Nakano.
(d) Uniform.

4. What did Toru's roommate do first thing in the morning that disturbed him?
(a) Yoga.
(b) Cooked ramen noodles in the room.
(c) Sang along to the national anthem.
(d) Radio Calisthenics.

5. How did Kizuki die?
(a) Carbon monoxide poisoning.
(b) Gun wound.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Pill overdose.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sport was Naoko involved in junior high?

2. What gesture does Naoko make that stops Toru's heart for a moment?

3. What could Toru hear in the distance while he and Naoko were in the meadow?

4. Into what city is the narrator's plane flying at the beginning of the novel?

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

(see the answer key)

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