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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. What does Creta Kano cook for breakfast in Chapter 13?
(a) Omelets.
(b) Scrambled eggs.
(c) French toast.
(d) Waffles.

2. How does Toru Okada rationalize his wife's curtness to him in Chapter 2?
(a) She thinks he is a failure.
(b) She has PMS.
(c) She is a woman.
(d) She had a bad day at work.

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

4. How does May's visit to the bottom of the well affect her self image?
(a) She cannot stop crying.
(b) She is more happy than usual.
(c) She is perpetually angry.
(d) She is less sure of herself.

5. In the beginning of Book 3, why does Toru suspect he has not heard from Kumiko?
(a) She never actually existed.
(b) She is dead.
(c) She is being imprisoned by her family.
(d) She is truly happy without him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his letter in Chapter 4, Mamiya says that - when he was at the bottom of the well in Mongolia - he believes something what living in what?

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

3. How does the actress in the Miyawaki house kill herself?

4. For what does May Kasahara castigate Toru Okada in Chapter 5?

5. What does Toru decide he needs to purchase at the end of Chapter 1?

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