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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What classical musician's compositions does Reiko practice on her guitar?
(a) Beethoven's.
(b) Mozart's.
(c) Bach's.
(d) Vivaldi's.

2. In what month was Toru's birthday?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) November.
(d) January.

3. Where does Toru tell the dorm head that he is going when he leaves for Ami Hostel?
(a) To visit his girlfriend.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Home.
(d) To see Storm Trooper.

4. Which of these sports does Naoko play with other patients and staff?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Field hockey.
(c) Softball.
(d) Basketball.

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

6. Why is Toru sad at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He misses Naoko.
(b) Naoko never loved him.
(c) He has just heard that a friend of his is very ill.
(d) Naoko is dead.

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

8. What did Naoko enclose in the letter?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A poem.
(c) A flower.
(d) A map.

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

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

11. What does Reiko teach?
(a) Nutrition.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Music.
(d) Gardening.

12. In what month did Toru run into Naoko on the train?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) October.
(d) August.

13. What did Naoko and Toru routinely do on their weekly "dates"?
(a) Walk around Tokyo.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Go dancing.
(d) Play miniature golf.

14. What does Toru think about after Reiko leaves him in the apartment?
(a) The firefly Storm Trooper gave him.
(b) The night he made love with Naoko.
(c) The fire he watched with Midori.
(d) A motorcycle trip he took with Kizuki.

15. What did Toru get Naoko for Christmas in 1968?
(a) Barrettes.
(b) Perfume.
(c) A Henry Mancini record.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Midori tell Toru is being burned at her old high school?

2. How much weight has Naoko gained?

3. What fruit does Naoko compare to little animals?

4. Who sings the title song, "Norwegian Wood"?

5. What cleaning habit of Toru's roommate's actually bothered him?

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