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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who chooses the pseudonyms Nutmeg and Cinnamon?
(a) Toru.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Nutmeg.
(d) Noboru Wataya.
2. What is Toru Okada's duty working with May Kasahara in Chapter 9?
(a) Counting bald heads.
(b) Approaching men on the streets.
(c) Setting up wig displays.
(d) Filing paperwork for her.
3. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?
(a) She became a prostitute.
(b) She went to work for her sister.
(c) She won the lottery.
(d) She sold her family house.
4. What does Toru find in the envelope the silent boy gives him?
(a) Kumiko's wedding ring.
(b) The deed to the Miyawki house.
(c) Money.
(d) A photo of him in Creta Kano.
5. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?
(a) He has seen far worse deaths than his can ever be.
(b) Honda has told him the manner and time of his death.
(c) His life is an empty shell.
(d) He has lived a full life.
6. In Chapter 16, Toru and the man with the guitar case fight with what weapon?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A bicycle chain.
7. In the beginning of Book 3, why does Toru suspect he has not heard from Kumiko?
(a) She is truly happy without him.
(b) She is being imprisoned by her family.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She never actually existed.
8. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Getting a new watch battery.
(b) Filing his household's taxes.
(c) Picking up groceries.
(d) Delivering his wife's dry cleaning.
9. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?
(a) Nothing.
(b) All her shoes and dresses.
(c) Their wedding album.
(d) Her check-book.
10. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?
(a) Yanamoto.
(b) Honda.
(c) A Russian soldier.
(d) A Mongolian sheep-herder.
11. Why is Kumiko uncomfortable the first time she has sex with Toru?
(a) She is a virgin.
(b) She does not particularly like him.
(c) They are in her parents' house.
(d) She has not showered.
12. What is Toru Okada cooking when he first receives a call from the mysterious woman in Chapter 1?
(a) Baked Chicken.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Hot oatmeal.
(d) Stir fry.
13. 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 transitional state.
(b) A dream state.
(c) A perfect state.
(d) A deluded state.
14. In his letter in Chapter 4, Mamiya says that - when he was at the bottom of the well in Mongolia - he believes something what living in what?
(a) The solitude.
(b) The silence.
(c) The damp.
(d) The light.
15. What code name is used in Chapter 7 to refer tot he owner of the "hanging house"?
(a) TO.
(b) Anon.
(c) The Super.
(d) Mr. X.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Toru Okada rename his cat in Chapter 6?
2. What does the factory where May Kasahara works produce?
3. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?
4. Where do Kumiko and Toru Okada meet for their first date?
5. What is the style of writing that Chapter 7 is supposed to be?
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