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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing Dr. Ishida asks Toru about?
(a) Playing a musical instrument.
(b) If he takes any drugs.
(c) How his journey was.
(d) How long it's been since he's seen Naoko.

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

3. Which of these was not one of Nagasawa's favorite authors?
(a) Dante.
(b) Updike.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Balzac.

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

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

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

7. What famous author's opinion on gambling does Nagasawa quote to Toru?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) Twain.

8. What does Midori tell Toru is being burned at her old high school?
(a) Firewood from trees killed in the winter storms.
(b) Sanitary napkins.
(c) Grass clippings from the athletic fields.
(d) Old exam papers.

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

10. What class does Toru have with Midori?
(a) History of Drama.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Early Japanese Poetry.
(d) Shakespeare in Performance.

11. What did Toru take to Naoko for her birthday?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Wine.
(d) A cake.

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

13. What month was it when Toru and Naoko were in the meadow?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) October.

14. What did Toru drink as he read the letter for the third time?
(a) Coke.
(b) Water.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whiskey.

15. What is Naoko's first wish?
(a) That he love her for the rest of his life.
(b) That they would win the lottery.
(c) That he realize how grateful she is that he visited her.
(d) That they could live in the meadow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kizuki die?

2. Where does Toru tell the dorm head that he is going when he leaves for Ami Hostel?

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

4. What did Naoko and Toru routinely do on their weekly "dates"?

5. What does Toru say was Nagasawa's greatest virtue?

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