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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 saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?
(a) A Russian soldier.
(b) Honda.
(c) Yanamoto.
(d) A Mongolian sheep-herder.

2. What article of clothing does Toru Okada agree to wear to his meeting with Malta Cano in Chapter 3?
(a) A polka dot tie.
(b) White shoes.
(c) A blue pinstriped blazer.
(d) A pink dress shirt.

3. How long ago was the last time Noboru Wataya and Toru Okada met as of Chapter 3?
(a) Five months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Six years.
(d) One year.

4. What does May Kasahara invite Toru Okada to do the following day in Chapter 5?
(a) Have lunch with her.
(b) Join her administering surveys.
(c) Go to church with her.
(d) Sunbathe with her.

5. What does Toru Okada use to climb down into the well at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) A rope ladder.
(b) A harness.
(c) A long plank.
(d) A bungie cord.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town is Toru Okada in when Kumiko call to tell him she had an abortion?

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

3. In Chapter 13, what memory of Yanamoto's death does in Lieutenant Mamiya say he will never forget?

4. How does Creta Kano explain her lack of clothes in the beginning of Chapter 13?

5. How does Toru Okada rationalize his wife's curtness to him in Chapter 2?

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