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

2. What does Toru give Midori's father that he eats all of?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Cucumber.
(c) Jell-O.
(d) Rice.

3. What kind of club did Midori join when she entered university?
(a) Drama.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) Environmental awareness.
(d) Folk music.

4. What temporary job does Toru find right after he moves into his apartment?
(a) Painter's assistant.
(b) Cab driver.
(c) Landscaping assistant.
(d) Moving company worker.

5. What did Reiko ask her husband for when she woke up after attempting suicide?
(a) A divorce.
(b) A baby.
(c) To move to Australia.
(d) A puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What playwright is Toru studying currently?

2. Which bird does Naoko joke she wouldn't mind freezing?

3. To whom does Toru turn for advice on his relationships with Naoko and Midori?

4. What exercise does Toru do in PE class the day after returning from Ami Hostel?

5. What song does Reiko figure out how to play from hearing it on the radio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Hatsumi learn to play pool?

3. How does Toru get Midori's father to eat?

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

5. What does Toru usually do on Sundays?

6. What happened to Reiko's marriage?

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

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

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

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

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