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

2. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?
(a) Yanamoto.
(b) A Russian soldier.
(c) Honda.
(d) A Mongolian sheep-herder.

3. Why is Kumiko uncomfortable the first time she has sex with Toru?
(a) She does not particularly like him.
(b) She has not showered.
(c) They are in her parents' house.
(d) She is a virgin.

4. How did May Kasahara cause her boyfriend's death?
(a) She covered his eyes on a motorcycle.
(b) She stabbed him with a fake sword.
(c) She pushed him over a bridge guardrail.
(d) She ran him over with a car.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, what memory of Yanamoto's death does in Lieutenant Mamiya say he will never forget?

3. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?

4. What tune is the waiter whistling in Toru's Chapter 8 dream?

5. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?

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