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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 dies in Chapter 1?
(a) Creta Kano.
(b) May Kasahara.
(c) Lieutenant Mamiya.
(d) Toru's uncle.

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

3. 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 perfect state.
(b) A transitional state.
(c) A deluded state.
(d) A dream state.

4. In a letter Toru receives in Chapter 11, who does Kumiko say she is having an affair with?
(a) A mutual friend.
(b) A man she met on the street.
(c) A man from her work.
(d) Noboru Wataya.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Toru Okada cooking when he first receives a call from the mysterious woman in Chapter 1?

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

4. Who is Malta Kano looking for when she calls Toru Okada at the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. In Lieutenant Mamiya's story of Chapter 12, what does Yanamoto tell Lieutenant Mamiya he must do if they are captured?

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