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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Toru Okada find his necktie in Chapter 4?
(a) His work items that he packed.
(b) The street.
(c) The dry cleaners.
(d) His neighbor's house.

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

3. What is Toru Okada cooking when he first receives a call from the mysterious woman in Chapter 1?
(a) Baked Chicken.
(b) Hot oatmeal.
(c) Stir fry.
(d) Spaghetti.

4. Why has Toru Okada never met Kumiko's sister?
(a) She refuses to meet him.
(b) She died at age 11.
(c) She lives in the United States.
(d) She is estranged from the Watayas.

5. What is Toru Okada's duty working with May Kasahara in Chapter 9?
(a) Approaching men on the streets.
(b) Setting up wig displays.
(c) Counting bald heads.
(d) Filing paperwork for her.

6. What career advice does Toru Okada recall Mr. Honda giving in Chapter 4?
(a) He should quit law.
(b) He should become a public defender.
(c) He should start showing up late to work.
(d) He should ask for a raise.

7. How did May Kasahara cause her boyfriend's death?
(a) She stabbed him with a fake sword.
(b) She ran him over with a car.
(c) She pushed him over a bridge guardrail.
(d) She covered his eyes on a motorcycle.

8. How long ago was the last time Noboru Wataya and Toru Okada met as of Chapter 3?
(a) Five months.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six years.

9. In Chapter 16, Toru and the man with the guitar case fight with what weapon?
(a) A bicycle chain.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.

10. What does Toru admit to May Kasahara in Chapter 10?
(a) He is frightened she will let him die.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He and Kumiko once had an abortion.
(d) Kumiko has left him.

11. In Chapter 11, Toru Okada is surprised to find packaging for what in his waste-basket?
(a) A portable phone.
(b) Candles.
(c) Steak.
(d) Cologne.

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

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

14. What is the style of writing that Chapter 7 is supposed to be?
(a) A research paper.
(b) A letter.
(c) A journal.
(d) An article.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May Kasahara do before leaving the well at the end of Chapter 9?

2. What object does Toru Okada discover in the well in Chapter 8?

3. How does Toru Okada rationalize his wife's curtness to him in Chapter 2?

4. What is the only piece of information printed on the card that the woman gives Toru in Chapter 2?

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

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