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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Naoko think would happen if you fell into the hidden well?
(a) You'd break your arm.
(b) You'd break your leg.
(c) You'd break your neck.
(d) You'd be able to climb right back out.

2. What movie does Toru go to see by himself?
(a) "2001: A Space Odyssey."
(b) "The Graduate."
(c) "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
(d) "Easy Rider."

3. How did Midori learn to cook?
(a) From a cookbook.
(b) From her mother.
(c) From a television show.
(d) From her grandmother.

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

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

6. What was Toru's favorite book?
(a) "The Sun Also Rises."
(b) "In Cold Blood."
(c) "The Great Gatsby."
(d) "Slaughterhouse Five."

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

8. Who sings the title song, "Norwegian Wood"?
(a) Billy Joel.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) Elton John.

9. Which of these things is not something the patients at Ami Hostel do in the evenings?
(a) Read.
(b) Knit.
(c) Watch television.
(d) Listen to records.

10. What does Toru have for lunch in the dining hall?
(a) Chicken dumplings.
(b) Broiled fish.
(c) Miso soup.
(d) Potato stew.

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

12. How many patients are at Ami Hostel?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Thirty-five.

13. What Beatles song has Naoko agreed to pay Reiko for when she requests it?
(a) "Michelle."
(b) "Julia."
(c) "Nowhere Man."
(d) "Norwegian Wood."

14. What snack did Toru and Naoko have after their long walk?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Fresh fruit.
(c) Noodles.
(d) Pie.

15. What does Reiko think Naoko is doing while she is showing Toru around the compound?
(a) In a group therapy session.
(b) Working on new paint and wallpaper.
(c) Playing tennis.
(d) Gathering wild mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Hatsumi?

3. What word does Naoko call "a man's word"?

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

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

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