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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what station did Toru and Naoko get off the train together?
(a) Komagome.
(b) Shinjuku.
(c) Yotsuya.
(d) Kanda.

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

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

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

5. Into what city is the narrator's plane flying at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Buenos Aires, Argentina.
(b) Hamburg, Germany.
(c) Miami, Florida, U.S.
(d) Melbourne, Australia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Naoko's first wish?

3. What did Naoko give Toru for Christmas in 1968?

4. What was Naoko talking about in the meadow?

5. What was an N-360?

(see the answer key)

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