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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Creta Kano couple with Toru in his dream?
(a) She felt sorry for him.
(b) She is ridiculously attracted to him.
(c) Malta asked her to.
(d) She intends to blackmail him.

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

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

4. What does Creta Kano cook for breakfast in Chapter 13?
(a) Omelets.
(b) Scrambled eggs.
(c) Waffles.
(d) French toast.

5. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?
(a) Yanamoto.
(b) A Mongolian sheep-herder.
(c) A Russian soldier.
(d) Honda.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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 frantic prayers.
(c) His eye contact.
(d) His screams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?

2. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?

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

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

5. Why has Toru Okada never met Kumiko's sister?

(see the answer keys)

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