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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 Toru say was Nagasawa's greatest virtue?
(a) His generosity.
(b) His kindness.
(c) His honesty.
(d) His intelligence.

2. What word does Naoko call "a man's word"?
(a) Honest.
(b) Fair.
(c) True.
(d) Excuse.

3. What does Reiko think Naoko is doing while she is showing Toru around the compound?
(a) Playing tennis.
(b) Working on new paint and wallpaper.
(c) Gathering wild mushrooms.
(d) In a group therapy session.

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

5. What do Midori and Toru watch from the roof of her house?
(a) A meteor shower.
(b) A fire.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) A parade.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month did Toru run into Naoko on the train?

2. Who sings the title song, "Norwegian Wood"?

3. Why is one of the girls Toru meets going to Nagano?

4. What book was Toru reading the night he went to the movies alone?

5. What picture hung on the wall in Toru's dorm room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Ami Hostel come into existence?

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

4. How did Toru feel about joining Nagasawa's womanizing expeditions?

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

6. How do Toru's living arrangements change after summer break?

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

8. How did Toru become friends with Nagasawa?

9. Describe Toru's roommate.

10. What was the "field well"?

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