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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gesture does Naoko make that stops Toru's heart for a moment?
(a) She kisses him on both cheeks.
(b) She kisses him on the lips.
(c) She wraps her arms around him and hugs him tightly.
(d) She presses her cheek to his.

2. What could Toru hear in the distance while he and Naoko were in the meadow?
(a) A barking dog.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Cars on a highway.
(d) Cows mooing.

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

4. What was Toru's roommate's nickname?
(a) Mr. Clean.
(b) Uniform.
(c) Storm Trooper.
(d) Sir Nakano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Toru go to college?

2. What was Toru's roommate's major?

3. What did Toru's roommate do first thing in the morning that disturbed him?

4. What was the nickname of the man in charge of raising the flag at the dormitory?

5. Whose song comes on the plane's speakers after "Norwegian Wood"?

(see the answer key)

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