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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 Toru tells Reiko he enjoys doing?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Playing tennis.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Reading.

2. What part-time job does Toru take after classes start again?
(a) Washing cars.
(b) Waiting tables at an Italian restaurant.
(c) Working as a clerk at a drug store.
(d) Answering the phone at an all-night information service.

3. What did Toru and Itoh drink at Itoh's apartment?
(a) Sake.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Beer.
(d) Chivas Regal.

4. What is the name of the old dog Toru, Reiko, and Naoko meet on their hike?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Lassie.
(c) Pepe.
(d) Dog.

5. Which bird does Naoko joke she wouldn't mind freezing?
(a) A peacock.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A turkey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Midori and her sister get drunk on after their father's funeral?

3. Where does Midori ask Toru to take her the next time they meet?

4. What does Toru receive an invitation to in the spring of 1970?

5. How did Naoko's sister commit suicide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the middle of the night on Toru's second night in the women's apartment?

3. How does Toru's second visit to the Ami Hostel go?

4. Describe Toru's apartment.

5. What is Toru's answer to Hatsumi's question of why he sleeps with random girls when he doesn't find much pleasure in it?

6. What happened to Reiko's marriage?

7. What have Midori and her sister decided to do with the bookstore?

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

9. What is Toru's opinion about Nagasawa and Hatsumi's relationship?

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

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