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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. Why does Toru's uncle suggest he look up Mr. Ichikawa in Chapter 12?
(a) They were friends in school.
(b) He knows the neighborhood.
(c) He has a package for Toru.
(d) He has been asking for Toru.

2. For what type of business does May Kasahara administer surveys?
(a) A law office.
(b) A wig factory.
(c) A pachinko parlor.
(d) A restaurant chain.

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

4. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?
(a) Russia.
(b) Korea.
(c) India.
(d) Mongolia.

5. Where is May Kasahara's family when Toru visits in Chapter 15?
(a) They are at church.
(b) They are moving their things to an apartment.
(c) They are running errands.
(d) They are at their summer home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 11, Toru Okada is surprised to find packaging for what in his waste-basket?

3. What does Malta Kano do on her international travels?

4. What does May Kasahara do before leaving the well at the end of Chapter 9?

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

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