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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these things is not something Toru finds inside his landlord's storage shed?
(a) A mailbox.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A table.

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

3. What kind of animal does Naoko let Toru hold?
(a) A newborn kitten.
(b) A baby rabbit.
(c) A baby chick.
(d) A duckling.

4. After the porno movie and more drinks, what does Midori announce she wants to do?
(a) Climb a tree.
(b) Go home to bed.
(c) Ride a bike through the city.
(d) Go swimming.

5. What color dress does Hatsumi wear to the celebration dinner?
(a) Forest green.
(b) Black.
(c) Midnight blue.
(d) Crimson.

6. What kind of club did Midori join when she entered university?
(a) Folk music.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Environmental awareness.
(d) Drama.

7. The day Reiko's students felt sick, what did she ask Reiko for?
(a) To go home.
(b) Juice.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A backrub.

8. What does Toru wish all girls would wear during their periods?
(a) A red hat.
(b) A red brooch on their clothing.
(c) A red bracelet.
(d) Red shoes.

9. What college's sweatshirt does Hatsumi put on when she and Toru return to her apartment?
(a) Oxford's.
(b) The Sorbonne's.
(c) MIT's.
(d) Princeton's.

10. What winter sport does Reiko think Toru would enjoy?
(a) Ice hockey.
(b) Snowshoeing.
(c) Cross-country skiing.
(d) Downhill skiing.

11. What song did a girl ask Toru to play at the record shop at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) "White Room."
(b) "Scarborough Fair."
(c) "Jumpin' Jack Flash."
(d) "Spinning Wheel."

12. What does Toru receive an invitation to in the spring of 1970?
(a) A cousin's wedding.
(b) His uncle's retirement party.
(c) Reiko's leaving-the-sanatorium celebration.
(d) His high school reunion.

13. What did the gatekeeper at Ami Hostel tell Toru was really good in Tokyo?
(a) Noodles.
(b) Miso soup.
(c) Pork.
(d) Dumplings.

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

15. How does Toru tell Hatsumi that Kizuki died?
(a) House fire.
(b) Traffic accident.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Midori and Toru have lunch the day she decides to talk to him again?

2. What language is Nagasawa teaching himself in Chapter 8?

3. What cocktail is Midori drinking when Toru arrives at DUG?

4. What do we learn happens to Hatsumi?

5. What does Toru order for dinner at the French restaurant?

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