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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. What animal inhabits the disgusting island that is the subject of Toru Okada's metaphorical story in Chapter 3?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Rhinos.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Dogs.

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

3. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?
(a) He has lived a full life.
(b) His life is an empty shell.
(c) He has seen far worse deaths than his can ever be.
(d) Honda has told him the manner and time of his death.

4. What tune is the waiter whistling in Toru's Chapter 8 dream?
(a) Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain.
(b) Rossini's Thieving Magpie.
(c) Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
(d) Mahler's Resurrection.

5. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?
(a) His cousin Oni.
(b) Omura Liquor.
(c) A business based in Osaka.
(d) His uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?

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

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

4. Where does Toru Okada find his necktie in Chapter 4?

5. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?

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