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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. Which of these is not something Nagasawa offers to give to Toru when he's through with it?
(a) His radio.
(b) His television.
(c) His motorcycle.
(d) His refrigerator.

2. What was the age difference between Naoko and her sister?
(a) Four years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

3. What winter sport does Reiko think Toru would enjoy?
(a) Downhill skiing.
(b) Snowshoeing.
(c) Cross-country skiing.
(d) Ice hockey.

4. What college's sweatshirt does Hatsumi put on when she and Toru return to her apartment?
(a) The Sorbonne's.
(b) Princeton's.
(c) MIT's.
(d) Oxford's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Reiko teach the young girl?

2. What did Reiko ask her husband for when she woke up after attempting suicide?

3. What kind of pizza do Midori and Toru have?

4. What does Naoko teach at the sanatorium?

5. After the porno movie and more drinks, what does Midori announce she wants to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toru usually do on Sundays?

2. Where did Hatsumi learn to play pool?

3. How does Midori describe her father's funeral?

4. How does Nagasawa think he and Toru are alike?

5. What kind of student was the young girl Reiko taught?

6. What does Toru learn about Naoko from Reiko's letters?

7. What happened to precipitate Reiko's first mental breakdown?

8. What is Reiko's advice for Toru regarding Midori?

9. What happens in the middle of the night the first night Toru is in the women's apartment that is unusual?

10. What is Naoko and Reiko's first morning job?

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