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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 screams.
(d) His eye contact.

2. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?
(a) May Kasahara.
(b) Kumiko.
(c) The mysterious woman.
(d) Malta Kano.

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

9. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 10 months.

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

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

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) Playing cards on a sunny day.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Arguing.

13. In Chapter 14, Creta Kano states that she now considers her physically numb state from before she met Noboru Wataya to be what?
(a) A dream state.
(b) A deluded state.
(c) A perfect state.
(d) A transitional state.

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

15. Where is May Kasahara's family when Toru visits in Chapter 15?
(a) They are moving their things to an apartment.
(b) They are at their summer home.
(c) They are at church.
(d) They are running errands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why can the protagonist clearly see two figures in the night in Chapter 3?

3. What does Toru find in the envelope the silent boy gives him?

4. What animal inhabits the disgusting island that is the subject of Toru Okada's metaphorical story in Chapter 3?

5. How does May's visit to the bottom of the well affect her self image?

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