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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What remembrance from the dead Honda does Lieutenant Mamiya give Toru Okada at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) A bayonet.
(b) A pair of spectacles.
(c) A war medal.
(d) An empty box.

3. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?
(a) She won the lottery.
(b) She became a prostitute.
(c) She sold her family house.
(d) She went to work for her sister.

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

5. Why is Kumiko uncomfortable the first time she has sex with Toru?
(a) She has not showered.
(b) They are in her parents' house.
(c) She is a virgin.
(d) She does not particularly like him.

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

7. Where is the zoo mentioned in Chapter 9?
(a) Manchuria.
(b) Korea.
(c) Irkutsk.
(d) Tokyo.

8. 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 pink dress shirt.
(d) A blue pinstriped blazer.

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

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

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

12. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?
(a) Honda has told him the manner and time of his death.
(b) His life is an empty shell.
(c) He has lived a full life.
(d) He has seen far worse deaths than his can ever be.

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

14. 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.

15. In the beginning of Book 3, why does Toru suspect he has not heard from Kumiko?
(a) She never actually existed.
(b) She is being imprisoned by her family.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She is truly happy without him.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?

2. Where does Toru Okada find his necktie in Chapter 4?

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

4. In a reminiscence in Chapter 9, why does Kumiko refuse to speak to Toru Okada for three days?

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

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