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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Malta Kano assure Toru Okada that he will find at the end of their meeting?
(a) His tie.
(b) A new house.
(c) His cat.
(d) A job.

3. In Chapter 13, what memory of Yanamoto's death does in Lieutenant Mamiya say he will never forget?
(a) His eye contact.
(b) His frantic prayers.
(c) His screams.
(d) His blood pooling beneath him.

4. Why did Creta Kano couple with Toru in his dream?
(a) She intends to blackmail him.
(b) She felt sorry for him.
(c) She is ridiculously attracted to him.
(d) Malta asked her to.

5. Who tells the story of the massacre in Chapter 9?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Nutmeg.
(c) Toru.
(d) Lt. Mamiya.

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

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

8. In a letter Toru receives in Chapter 11, who does Kumiko say she is having an affair with?
(a) A man from her work.
(b) A man she met on the street.
(c) A mutual friend.
(d) Noboru Wataya.

9. Who is the protagonist of Chapter 3?
(a) An elderly man.
(b) A young boy.
(c) Kumiko.
(d) A fighter pilot in World War II.

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

11. What does Creta Kano cook for breakfast in Chapter 13?
(a) French toast.
(b) Omelets.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) Waffles.

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

13. What sensation is Creta Kano surprised to feel when Noboru Wataya has sex with her?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Heat.
(c) Pain.
(d) Numbness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What career advice does Toru Okada recall Mr. Honda giving in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. What does Malta Kano do on her international travels?

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