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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 marries Nagasawa.
(c) She commits suicide.
(d) She becomes a famous novelist.

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

3. What does Naoko teach at the sanatorium?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Astrology.
(d) Guitar.

4. What does Toru say he likes Midori a lot like?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A perfect cup of coffee.
(c) A dancing butterfly.
(d) A spring bear.

5. What is the name of the old dog Toru, Reiko, and Naoko meet on their hike?
(a) Pepe.
(b) Dog.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Lassie.

6. What station does Midori's father mention to Toru?
(a) Fukushima.
(b) Ueno.
(c) Ochanomizu.
(d) Shinjuku.

7. What is the title of the novel Toru reads while Midori is sleeping?
(a) "Beneath the Wheel."
(b) "The Great Gatsby."
(c) "The Magic Mountain."
(d) "Catcher in the Rye."

8. What does Toru name his cat?
(a) Cottonball.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) Seagull.
(d) Mouse.

9. What does Naoko say is her favorite time of day?
(a) Noontime.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Morning.
(d) Sunset.

10. Where does Midori ask Toru to take her the next time they meet?
(a) Miniature golfing.
(b) A baseball game.
(c) A porno movie.
(d) A topless bar.

11. In what city is Toru, years later, when he is reminded of Hatsumi?
(a) Cape Town, South Africa.
(b) Dublin, Ireland.
(c) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(d) San Juan, Puerto Rico.

12. What temporary job does Toru find right after he moves into his apartment?
(a) Landscaping assistant.
(b) Cab driver.
(c) Painter's assistant.
(d) Moving company worker.

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

14. What did Reiko ask her husband for when she woke up after attempting suicide?
(a) To move to Australia.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A divorce.
(d) A baby.

15. Which of these is not something Nagasawa offers to give to Toru when he's through with it?
(a) His television.
(b) His motorcycle.
(c) His radio.
(d) His refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Midori asks Toru about the day she decides to talk to him again?

2. What does Midori ask Toru to explain to her as they walk through Ochanomizu Station?

3. What does Reiko go to pick up at Oka's?

4. What did the gatekeeper at Ami Hostel tell Toru was really good in Tokyo?

5. What exercise does Toru do in PE class the day after returning from Ami Hostel?

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