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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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. According to Toru's uncle in Chapter 13, how did Mr. Miyawaki lose all of his money?
(a) A bad stock deal.
(b) A run on his bank.
(c) A crippling drug addiction.
(d) Opening a failed restaurant.

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

6. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?
(a) Kumiko.
(b) Creta Kano.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Noboru Wataya.

7. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?
(a) Russia.
(b) India.
(c) Korea.
(d) Mongolia.

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

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

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

11. What does Toru give Creta in Chapter 14 in exchange for sex?
(a) A blank check.
(b) His rope ladder.
(c) Some of Kumiko's clothing.
(d) Mr. Honda's empty box.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what does Toru remember doing with his father as a child?
(a) Going to a baseball game.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Playing cards on a sunny day.

13. What object does Toru Okada discover in the well in Chapter 8?
(a) A necktie.
(b) A box.
(c) A beer.
(d) A bat.

14. Who chooses the pseudonyms Nutmeg and Cinnamon?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Nutmeg.
(c) Noboru Wataya.
(d) Toru.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pulls the rope ladder up from the well in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 7, what comes and goes from the "hanging house" with odd regularity?

3. For much of Chapter 6, Nutmeg goes shopping with Toru for what?

4. Where is the zoo mentioned in Chapter 9?

5. What changes about the style of writing in Chapter 3?

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