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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal inhabits the disgusting island that is the subject of Toru Okada's metaphorical story in Chapter 3?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Rhinos.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Crocodiles.

3. What era does Creta Kano's style of dress remind Toru Okada of?
(a) The 1960's
(b) The early 1980's.
(c) The 1920's.
(d) The Victorian Era.

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

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

6. In a reminiscence in Chapter 9, why does Kumiko refuse to speak to Toru Okada for three days?
(a) He breaks a family heirloom.
(b) He almost cheats on her.
(c) He quits his job.
(d) She gives no reason.

7. In Chapter 7, what comes and goes from the "hanging house" with odd regularity?
(a) Cats.
(b) Construction workers.
(c) Celebrities.
(d) Black cars.

8. What similarity exists between the veterinarian in Chapter 9 and Toru Okada?
(a) They are both the same height.
(b) They both have been left by their wives.
(c) They both spend time in dry wells.
(d) They both have a blue mark.

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

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

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

12. What does May Kasahara do before leaving the well at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) She blows Toru a kiss.
(b) She tosses down some food.
(c) She closes the lid.
(d) She throws a rock at Toru.

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

14. What tune is the waiter whistling in Toru's Chapter 8 dream?
(a) Mahler's Resurrection.
(b) Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain.
(c) Rossini's Thieving Magpie.
(d) Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

15. Who is Malta Kano looking for when she calls Toru Okada at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Noboru Wataya.
(b) Mr. Honda.
(c) Toru himself.
(d) Creta Kano.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?

2. In Lieutenant Mamiya's story of Chapter 12, what does Yanamoto tell Lieutenant Mamiya he must do if they are captured?

3. In Chapter 14, Creta Kano states that she now considers her physically numb state from before she met Noboru Wataya to be what?

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

5. What code name is used in Chapter 7 to refer tot he owner of the "hanging house"?

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