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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Midori's father in the hospital?
(a) He had a stroke.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He has a brain tumor.
(d) He had a kidney transplant.

2. What kind of calendar hangs over Midori's desk?
(a) Hello Kitty.
(b) Snoopy.
(c) Photographs of famous landscapes.
(d) The Beatles.

3. What does Toru usually do on Sundays?
(a) Study.
(b) Volunteers at a soup kitchen.
(c) Visit his family.
(d) Laundry.

4. What does Toru watch the Sunday he writes to Naoko about Midori's father?
(a) Children flying kites.
(b) A free jazz concert in the park.
(c) A Little League game.
(d) City workers planting flowers.

5. Which bird does Naoko joke she wouldn't mind freezing?
(a) A peacock.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A turkey.
(d) A chicken.

6. What author was Midori asked to read when she joined her club?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Rachel Carson.
(c) Gloria Steinem.
(d) Constantin Stanislavski.

7. What fruit was Midori's sister supposed to leave for their father but didn't?
(a) Kiwi.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Pears.

8. What kind of store does someone want to open in what is the Kobayashi Bookstore?
(a) Record.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Yarn.

9. What do we learn happens to Hatsumi?
(a) She is killed in a car accident the day after her pool game with Toru.
(b) She commits suicide.
(c) She marries Nagasawa.
(d) She becomes a famous novelist.

10. What is stored in the shed where Reiko and Toru talk the night before he leaves?
(a) Holiday decorations.
(b) Lawn and garden maintenance equipment.
(c) Winter sports equipment.
(d) Paint and building maintenance equipment.

11. What was the age difference between Naoko and her sister?
(a) Three years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Two years.

12. What day of the week does Midori finally call Toru?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

13. How many dates did Reiko and her husband have before he proposed?
(a) Five.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

14. What kind of pizza do Midori and Toru have?
(a) Pepper and mushroom.
(b) Extra cheese.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Anchovy.

15. What does Toru order for dinner at the French restaurant?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Duck.
(c) Filet mignon.
(d) Sea bass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naoko send Toru for his birthday?

2. Where do Midori and Toru go to get warm and dry that afternoon?

3. In what city is Toru, years later, when he is reminded of Hatsumi?

4. How does Toru tell Hatsumi that Kizuki died?

5. What does Naoko say is her favorite time of day?

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