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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty-seven.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Thirty-two.

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

4. In what sport was Naoko involved in junior high?
(a) Tennis.
(b) Long-distance running.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

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

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

7. What does "Midori" mean?
(a) "Flower."
(b) "Peach girl."
(c) "Green."
(d) "Sunlight."

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

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

10. What was Toru's major?
(a) Geography.
(b) Ethnology.
(c) Physics.
(d) Drama.

11. What is Naoko's second wish?
(a) That they could live in the meadow.
(b) That they would win the lottery.
(c) That he never forget her.
(d) That he love her for the rest of his life.

12. How much weight has Naoko gained?
(a) Fourteen pounds.
(b) Six pounds.
(c) Ten pounds.
(d) Two pounds.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Hatsumi?

2. What did Naoko enclose in the letter?

3. What shape is Naoko's barrette?

4. Where does Midori say her father is?

5. What was Toru's roommate's major?

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