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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 Chapter 6: Inheriting Property ? Inquiry on Jellyfish ? Something Like a Sense of Detachment (Pgs. 222-230) | Book 2 Chapter 7: Recollections and Dialogue on Pregnancy ? Empirical Inquiry on Pain (Pgs. 230-240) | Book 2 Chapter 8: The Root of Desire ? In Room 208 ? Passing Through the Wall (Pgs. 241-247).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Toru Okada rationalize his wife's curtness to him in Chapter 2?
(a) She has PMS.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She had a bad day at work.
(d) She thinks he is a failure.

2. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?
(a) She went to work for her sister.
(b) She sold her family house.
(c) She became a prostitute.
(d) She won the lottery.

3. For what problem has Kumiko sought the advice of Malta Kano in Chapter 3?
(a) The Okadas' missing cat.
(b) Kumiko's brother's professional problems.
(c) The Okadas' flailing marriage.
(d) Toru Okada's lack of a job.

4. What era does Creta Kano's style of dress remind Toru Okada of?
(a) The early 1980's.
(b) The 1960's
(c) The 1920's.
(d) The Victorian Era.

5. When dis Koru and Kumiko Okada stop taking to Kumiko's parents?
(a) After Kumiko's sister died.
(b) After Noburu Wataya began chieving success.
(c) After Koru quit his job.
(d) After Koru had a fight with her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?

2. Why is Kumiko uncomfortable the first time she has sex with Toru?

3. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?

4. How long ago was the last time Noboru Wataya and Toru Okada met as of Chapter 3?

5. How many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?

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