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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

3. How long does the American submarine in Chapter 9 give the Japanese transport before it fires in it?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) It fires on sight.

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

5. When dis Koru and Kumiko Okada stop taking to Kumiko's parents?
(a) After Koru had a fight with her father.
(b) After Koru quit his job.
(c) After Kumiko's sister died.
(d) After Noburu Wataya began chieving success.

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

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

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

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

10. How does Toru Okada rationalize his wife's curtness to him in Chapter 2?
(a) She thinks he is a failure.
(b) She had a bad day at work.
(c) She is a woman.
(d) She has PMS.

11. For what type of business does May Kasahara administer surveys?
(a) A restaurant chain.
(b) A law office.
(c) A pachinko parlor.
(d) A wig factory.

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

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

14. What does May Kasahara invite Toru Okada to do the following day in Chapter 5?
(a) Have lunch with her.
(b) Go to church with her.
(c) Join her administering surveys.
(d) Sunbathe with her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What town is Toru Okada in when Kumiko call to tell him she had an abortion?

2. In Chapter 11, Toru Okada is surprised to find packaging for what in his waste-basket?

3. After how many days of people-watching does Toru Okada see the man with the guitar case?

4. Who is the protagonist of Chapter 3?

5. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?

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