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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. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?
(a) She went to work for her sister.
(b) She won the lottery.
(c) She sold her family house.
(d) She became a prostitute.

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

3. For what problem has Kumiko sought the advice of Malta Kano in Chapter 3?
(a) Toru Okada's lack of a job.
(b) The Okadas' flailing marriage.
(c) The Okadas' missing cat.
(d) Kumiko's brother's professional problems.

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

5. How does the actress in the Miyawaki house kill herself?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She takes pills.
(c) She drowns herself.
(d) She shoots herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Lieutenant Mamiya's story of Chapter 12, what does Yanamoto tell Lieutenant Mamiya he must do if they are captured?

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

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

5. What does Toru Okada use to climb down into the well at the end of Chapter 5?

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