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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 refrigerator.
(d) His radio.

3. What language is Nagasawa teaching himself in Chapter 8?
(a) English.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Zulu.

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

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

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

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

8. What is Reiko most worried about while she is with the piano student on the bed?
(a) That she isn't pretty enough.
(b) Her husband walking in.
(c) Her daughter walking in.
(d) The girl's parents finding out.

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

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

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

12. What is the first thing Midori asks Toru about the day she decides to talk to him again?
(a) Her hair.
(b) That day's lecture.
(c) Her outfit.
(d) His girlfriend.

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

14. On what does Toru cut his hand at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) A knife in the dining hall.
(b) A broken record at the store.
(c) A nail that is sticking out of a wall.
(d) A broken glass shelf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of club did Midori join when she entered university?

2. About which composer is Itoh especially knowledgeable?

3. What playwright is Toru studying currently?

4. What does Toru give Midori's father that he eats all of?

5. What does Toru name his cat?

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