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

2. What does Toru say that angers Naoko?
(a) "I'm sorry."
(b) "I need you."
(c) "Relax your body."
(d) "Give it some time."

3. What was Nagasawa's major?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Japanese literature.
(d) Legal studies.

4. What does Naoko say would be "wrong"?
(a) For a person to make a promise s/he cannot keep.
(b) For one person to watch over another forever.
(c) For them to keep any secrets from one another.
(d) For two people who don't love one another to get married.

5. How did Midori learn to cook?
(a) From her mother.
(b) From a television show.
(c) From her grandmother.
(d) From a cookbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Toru take to Naoko for her birthday?

2. What classical musician's compositions does Reiko practice on her guitar?

3. When Toru tries to call Midori, where is he told she probably is?

4. What does Nagasawa tell Toru is his "standard of action"?

5. Why was Toru on the train the day he ran into Naoko?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Toru's roommate.

2. How did Ami Hostel come into existence?

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

4. Describe the day Kizuki died.

5. What sorts of things do Naoko and her fellow patients do for entertainment at the hostel?

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

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

8. How does Naoko describe her basketball team?

9. Describe Nagasawa.

10. What does Nagasawa tell Toru are his reasons for wanting to join the Foreign Ministry?

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