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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Toru get a second job?
(a) A construction company.
(b) A fast-food restaurant.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A trucking company.

2. What does Nagasawa tell Toru is his "standard of action"?
(a) To make as much money as possible.
(b) To be honest.
(c) To be a gentleman.
(d) To never owe anyone anything.

3. What fruit does Naoko compare to little animals?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Cantaloupes.

4. Why is Midori's father in the hospital?
(a) He had a stroke.
(b) He had a kidney transplant.
(c) He had a heart attack.
(d) He has a brain tumor.

5. Who lives in Area C?
(a) Doctors and their families.
(b) Women patients.
(c) Patients' families.
(d) Male patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Naoko talking about in the meadow?

2. What did Toru take to Naoko for her birthday?

3. What is stored in the shed where Reiko and Toru talk the night before he leaves?

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

5. What did Toru get Naoko for Christmas in 1968?

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