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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, what memory of Yanamoto's death does in Lieutenant Mamiya say he will never forget?
(a) His blood pooling beneath him.
(b) His screams.
(c) His frantic prayers.
(d) His eye contact.

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

4. What does the woman do to Toru's mark in Chapter 4?
(a) She licks it.
(b) The rubs it.
(c) She takes a picture of it.
(d) She spears it with a scalpel.

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

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

7. In Chapter 2, what does Toru Okada tell the woman on the street he needs?
(a) A well.
(b) Love.
(c) Eighty million yen.
(d) Food.

8. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?
(a) The mysterious woman.
(b) Kumiko.
(c) May Kasahara.
(d) Malta Kano.

9. How does Creta Kano explain her lack of clothes in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) She likes being naked.
(b) She lost them.
(c) She gave them to a homeless woman.
(d) She wants Toru to see her body.

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

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

12. For much of Chapter 6, Nutmeg goes shopping with Toru for what?
(a) A new house.
(b) Groceries.
(c) Clothes.
(d) A car.

13. Why does Toru's uncle suggest he look up Mr. Ichikawa in Chapter 12?
(a) He has a package for Toru.
(b) He has been asking for Toru.
(c) He knows the neighborhood.
(d) They were friends in school.

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

15. Who pulls the rope ladder up from the well in Chapter 9?
(a) Kumiko.
(b) Toru's uncle.
(c) Malta Kano.
(d) May Kasahara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?

3. What does the silent young man in Chapter 4 give Toru Okada to keep him from seeing where they are going?

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

5. In a letter Toru receives in Chapter 11, who does Kumiko say she is having an affair with?

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