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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 Chapter 16: The Simplest Thing ? Revenge in a Sophisticated Form ? The Thing in the Guitar Case (Pgs. 327-338) | Book 3 Chapter 1: The Wind-Up Bird in Winter (Pgs. 341-350).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Malta Kano looking for when she calls Toru Okada at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Creta Kano.
(b) Mr. Honda.
(c) Toru himself.
(d) Noboru Wataya.

2. Why is Kumiko uncomfortable the first time she has sex with Toru?
(a) She is a virgin.
(b) She has not showered.
(c) She does not particularly like him.
(d) They are in her parents' house.

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

4. In Chapter 14, Creta Kano states that she now considers her physically numb state from before she met Noboru Wataya to be what?
(a) A dream state.
(b) A deluded state.
(c) A transitional state.
(d) A perfect state.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what does Toru remember doing with his father as a child?
(a) Going to a baseball game.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Playing cards on a sunny day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in Chapter 1?

2. What era does Creta Kano's style of dress remind Toru Okada of?

3. Who pulls the rope ladder up from the well in Chapter 9?

4. For what problem has Kumiko sought the advice of Malta Kano in Chapter 3?

5. For what type of business does May Kasahara administer surveys?

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