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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. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 6 years.

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

3. What does Malta Kano assure Toru Okada that he will find at the end of their meeting?
(a) A new house.
(b) A job.
(c) His cat.
(d) His tie.

4. Why did Creta Kano couple with Toru in his dream?
(a) Malta asked her to.
(b) She intends to blackmail him.
(c) She is ridiculously attracted to him.
(d) She felt sorry for him.

5. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?
(a) Her check-book.
(b) All her shoes and dresses.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Their wedding album.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the mark that Toru discovers on his cheek in Chapter 12?

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

4. What does Toru admit to May Kasahara in Chapter 10?

5. What remembrance from the dead Honda does Lieutenant Mamiya give Toru Okada at the end of Chapter 13?

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