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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Storm Trooper give Toru at the end of July?
(a) A firefly.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) A radio.
(d) Stationery.

2. What was Toru's roommate's nickname?
(a) Mr. Clean.
(b) Uniform.
(c) Storm Trooper.
(d) Sir Nakano.

3. In what city did Toru go to college?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Nagano.
(d) Hiroshima.

4. In Chapter 5, where does Toru sit to read Naoko's letter?
(a) On the bed.
(b) At his desk.
(c) On the roof.
(d) On the floor.

5. What did Naoko and Toru routinely do on their weekly "dates"?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Play miniature golf.
(c) Go dancing.
(d) Walk around Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Toru's roommate do first thing in the morning that disturbed him?

2. Which of these was not one of Nagasawa's favorite authors?

3. What kind of flowers does Toru take to Midori?

4. What was the nickname of the man in charge of raising the flag at the dormitory?

5. What other living thing did Toru and Naoko see that day in the meadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Naoko describe the conditions in which she writes her letter to Toru?

2. How does the dining hall at Ami Hostel compare to the dining hall at Toru's dormitory?

3. Why is Toru writing this book?

4. Why does Naoko say it would be wrong for her to stay with Toru all the time?

5. Describe Toru's roommate.

6. How was Toru's dorm room different from most of the others?

7. What causes the narrator to feel dizzy in the opening scene of the novel?

8. What was the morning ceremony at the dormitory where Toru lived as a college student?

9. Why does Naoko get angry at Toru in the meadow?

10. Why does the narrator, Toru, say that memory is such a funny thing as he describes the scene he remembers from the meadow?

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