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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What horrific action does the man with the guitar case undertake in Toru's dream in Chapter 16?
(a) He skins himself.
(b) He castrates himself.
(c) He sets himself on fire.
(d) He drowns himself.

2. Where is May Kasahara's family when Toru visits in Chapter 15?
(a) They are at their summer home.
(b) They are at church.
(c) They are running errands.
(d) They are moving their things to an apartment.

3. 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.

4. When dis Koru and Kumiko Okada stop taking to Kumiko's parents?
(a) After Kumiko's sister died.
(b) After Koru had a fight with her father.
(c) After Noburu Wataya began chieving success.
(d) After Koru quit his job.

5. 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.

6. 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 light.
(b) The damp.
(c) The silence.
(d) The solitude.

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

8. For what does May Kasahara castigate Toru Okada in Chapter 5?
(a) Not showing up at work with her.
(b) Not washing his clothes.
(c) Having too many women around him.
(d) Giving up on finding his cat.

9. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?
(a) His cousin Oni.
(b) A business based in Osaka.
(c) Omura Liquor.
(d) His uncle.

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

11. Why can the protagonist clearly see two figures in the night in Chapter 3?
(a) He can see in the dark.
(b) The figures are glowing.
(c) There are street lamps illuminating the area.
(d) It is a full moon.

12. What article of clothing does Toru Okada agree to wear to his meeting with Malta Cano in Chapter 3?
(a) A blue pinstriped blazer.
(b) White shoes.
(c) A polka dot tie.
(d) A pink dress shirt.

13. What code name is used in Chapter 7 to refer tot he owner of the "hanging house"?
(a) The Super.
(b) TO.
(c) Mr. X.
(d) Anon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?

2. How does Creta Kano explain her lack of clothes in the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. How long does the American submarine in Chapter 9 give the Japanese transport before it fires in it?

4. For what problem has Kumiko sought the advice of Malta Kano in Chapter 3?

5. Where does Toru's Chapter 8 dream take place?

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