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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 does "Midori" mean?
(a) "Peach girl."
(b) "Green."
(c) "Sunlight."
(d) "Flower."

2. What is the first thing Dr. Ishida asks Toru about?
(a) How long it's been since he's seen Naoko.
(b) If he takes any drugs.
(c) Playing a musical instrument.
(d) How his journey was.

3. What does Toru think about after Reiko leaves him in the apartment?
(a) The firefly Storm Trooper gave him.
(b) The night he made love with Naoko.
(c) The fire he watched with Midori.
(d) A motorcycle trip he took with Kizuki.

4. What has changed about Midori's appearance to make Toru not recognize her immediately?
(a) She has lost twenty pounds.
(b) She has cut her hair very short.
(c) She has dyed her hair blonde.
(d) She has gotten a perm.

5. What was an N-360?
(a) A motorcycle.
(b) A street drug.
(c) A car.
(d) A rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What snack did Toru and Naoko have after their long walk?

2. How did Midori's mother die?

3. How many letters did Toru send to Naoko?

4. What did Storm Trooper give Toru at the end of July?

5. What strange thing did Nagasawa once eat to end a feud between freshmen and upperclassmen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Toru spend the summer break?

4. What does Toru assume about the name of Ami Hostel?

5. Why didn't Midori like her high school?

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

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

8. Why is Toru writing this book?

9. How does Naoko describe her basketball team?

10. How did Storm Trooper affect Toru and Naoko's plans in January 1969?

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