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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 many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. 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) Mongolia.
(c) India.
(d) Korea.

3. In Lieutenant Mamiya's story of Chapter 12, what does Yanamoto tell Lieutenant Mamiya he must do if they are captured?
(a) Fight to the death.
(b) Destroy his personal documents.
(c) Flee back into China.
(d) Kill Yanamoto.

4. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Getting a new watch battery.
(b) Picking up groceries.
(c) Filing his household's taxes.
(d) Delivering his wife's dry cleaning.

5. In Chapter 14, Creta Kano states that she now considers her physically numb state from before she met Noboru Wataya to be what?
(a) A deluded state.
(b) A dream state.
(c) A transitional state.
(d) A perfect state.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal inhabits the disgusting island that is the subject of Toru Okada's metaphorical story in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 16, Toru and the man with the guitar case fight with what weapon?

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

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

5. What article of clothing does Toru Okada agree to wear to his meeting with Malta Cano in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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