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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What part-time job does Toru take after classes start again?
(a) Working as a clerk at a drug store.
(b) Answering the phone at an all-night information service.
(c) Waiting tables at an Italian restaurant.
(d) Washing cars.

5. What song does Reiko figure out how to play from hearing it on the radio?
(a) "Spinning Wheel."
(b) "Mrs. Robinson."
(c) "White Room."
(d) "Scarborough Fair."

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

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

8. What is Naoko wearing when Reiko and Toru return from their walk?
(a) Flannel pajamas.
(b) A pink satin robe.
(c) Jeans and a T-shirt.
(d) A blue nightgown.

9. What did Midori and her sister get drunk on after their father's funeral?
(a) Beer.
(b) Sake.
(c) His brandy.
(d) Red wine.

10. What playwright is Toru studying currently?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Euripides.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Aeschylus.

11. How did Naoko's sister commit suicide?
(a) Jumped in front of a train.
(b) Drug overdose.
(c) Hanged herself.
(d) Carbon monoxide poisoning.

12. Which of these is not something Toru tells Reiko he enjoys doing?
(a) Reading.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Playing tennis.

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

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

15. What kind of nuts do Midori and Toru eat at DUG?
(a) Walnuts.
(b) Pistachios.
(c) Cashews.
(d) Peanuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week does Midori finally call Toru?

2. How did Naoko's uncle commit suicide?

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

4. To what does Midori compare life?

5. What fruit was Midori's sister supposed to leave for their father but didn't?

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