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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is one of the girls Toru meets going to Nagano?
(a) To attend her grandfather's funeral.
(b) To attend her brother's wedding.
(c) To meet her brand-new nephew.
(d) To see her boyfriend.

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

4. What has changed about Midori's appearance to make Toru not recognize her immediately?
(a) She has lost twenty pounds.
(b) She has gotten a perm.
(c) She has cut her hair very short.
(d) She has dyed her hair blonde.

5. What does Naoko say would be "wrong"?
(a) For one person to watch over another forever.
(b) For them to keep any secrets from one another.
(c) For two people who don't love one another to get married.
(d) For a person to make a promise s/he cannot keep.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

2. What was Toru's major?

3. What game did Kizuki and Toru play the day Kizuki died?

4. Who was Hatsumi?

5. What classical musician's compositions does Reiko practice on her guitar?

(see the answer key)

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