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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 never actually existed.
(c) She is being imprisoned by her family.
(d) She is dead.

3. What town is Toru Okada in when Kumiko call to tell him she had an abortion?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Takematsu.
(c) Kyoto.
(d) Sapporo.

4. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 months.

5. 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.

6. How does May's visit to the bottom of the well affect her self image?
(a) She cannot stop crying.
(b) She is perpetually angry.
(c) She is more happy than usual.
(d) She is less sure of herself.

7. What does Toru find in the envelope the silent boy gives him?
(a) A photo of him in Creta Kano.
(b) Kumiko's wedding ring.
(c) Money.
(d) The deed to the Miyawki house.

8. What changes about the style of writing in Chapter 3?
(a) It switches from prose to poetry.
(b) It changes to French.
(c) It changes to a third-person point of view.
(d) It is presented as a newspaper article.

9. What color is the mark that Toru discovers on his cheek in Chapter 12?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

10. Where do Kumiko and Toru Okada meet for their first date?
(a) A coffee shop.
(b) A mall.
(c) A theatre.
(d) An aquarium.

11. What tune is the waiter whistling in Toru's Chapter 8 dream?
(a) Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
(b) Rossini's Thieving Magpie.
(c) Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain.
(d) Mahler's Resurrection.

12. What does Toru Okada rename his cat in Chapter 6?
(a) Snappy.
(b) Honda.
(c) Mackerel.
(d) Kumiko.

13. How does the actress in the Miyawaki house kill herself?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She takes pills.
(c) She shoots herself.
(d) She drowns herself.

14. In Chapter 7, what comes and goes from the "hanging house" with odd regularity?
(a) Construction workers.
(b) Black cars.
(c) Cats.
(d) Celebrities.

15. What is the only piece of information printed on the card that the woman gives Toru in Chapter 2?
(a) A name.
(b) An address.
(c) A title.
(d) A phone number.

Short Answer Questions

1. Topographically, where is the town in which May Kasahara is working in Chapter 5?

2. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?

4. How many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?

5. What horrific action does the man with the guitar case undertake in Toru's dream in Chapter 16?

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