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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Naoko been at Ami Hostel?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Nine months.

2. To what Hollywood actor does Midori compare Toru?
(a) Marlon Brando.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

3. What was Naoko talking about in the meadow?
(a) A whirlpool well.
(b) A field well.
(c) A meadow well.
(d) A wishing well.

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

5. What makes a crunching noise under Naoko and Toru's feet?
(a) Fallen leaves.
(b) Dead cicadas.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Acorns.

6. What is waiting for Toru at his dorm?
(a) A message from Midori.
(b) A package from home.
(c) A letter from Naoko.
(d) A letter from Storm Trooper.

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

8. What is the title of the song Midori wrote herself?
(a) "Strawberry Shortcake."
(b) "Perfect Love."
(c) "I Have Nothing."
(d) "Never Alone Again."

9. What do Midori and Toru watch from the roof of her house?
(a) A parade.
(b) A meteor shower.
(c) A fire.
(d) Fireworks.

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

11. What kind of flowers does Toru take to Midori?
(a) Daffodils.
(b) Roses.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Daisies.

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

13. 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 a person to make a promise s/he cannot keep.
(d) For two people who don't love one another to get married.

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

15. What cleaning habit of Toru's roommate's actually bothered him?
(a) Airing the mattresses.
(b) Spraying bugs with insecticide.
(c) Laundering the curtains.
(d) Cleaning the windows.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where does Toru sit to read Naoko's letter?

2. Why was Toru on the train the day he ran into Naoko?

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

4. How did Kizuki die?

5. What gesture does Naoko make that stops Toru's heart for a moment?

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