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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3 Chapter 4: Buying New Shoes ? The Thing That Came Back Home (Pgs. 362-372) | Book 3 Chapter 5: A Place You Can Figure Out If You Think About It Really, Really Hard (May Kasahara's Point of View: 1) (Pgs. 373-376).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Malta Kano looking for when she calls Toru Okada at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. Honda.
(b) Creta Kano.
(c) Toru himself.
(d) Noboru Wataya.

3. What does the shorter of the two men in Chapter 3 do while the protagonist watches?
(a) He pees in the woods.
(b) He climbs a tree.
(c) He kills the taller man.
(d) He digs a hole.

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

5. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?
(a) He has lived a full life.
(b) His life is an empty shell.
(c) He has seen far worse deaths than his can ever be.
(d) Honda has told him the manner and time of his death.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Book 3, why does Toru suspect he has not heard from Kumiko?

2. Who is the protagonist of Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Toru Okada tell the woman on the street he needs?

4. How does May's visit to the bottom of the well affect her self image?

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

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