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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. Where does Toru's Chapter 8 dream take place?
(a) A ballroom.
(b) His house.
(c) A fancy restaurant.
(d) A hotel.

2. According to Toru's uncle in Chapter 13, how did Mr. Miyawaki lose all of his money?
(a) Opening a failed restaurant.
(b) A bad stock deal.
(c) A run on his bank.
(d) A crippling drug addiction.

3. In Chapter 11, Toru Okada is surprised to find packaging for what in his waste-basket?
(a) A portable phone.
(b) Steak.
(c) Cologne.
(d) Candles.

4. What remembrance from the dead Honda does Lieutenant Mamiya give Toru Okada at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) A war medal.
(b) A pair of spectacles.
(c) A bayonet.
(d) An empty box.

5. What town is Toru Okada in when Kumiko call to tell him she had an abortion?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Takematsu.
(c) Sapporo.
(d) Kyoto.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?

3. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What career advice does Toru Okada recall Mr. Honda giving in Chapter 4?

5. What animal inhabits the disgusting island that is the subject of Toru Okada's metaphorical story in Chapter 3?

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