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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Toru's uncle suggest he look up Mr. Ichikawa in Chapter 12?
(a) He has a package for Toru.
(b) He has been asking for Toru.
(c) They were friends in school.
(d) He knows the neighborhood.

2. What object does Toru Okada discover in the well in Chapter 8?
(a) A necktie.
(b) A bat.
(c) A beer.
(d) A box.

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

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

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

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

7. What town is Toru Okada in when Kumiko call to tell him she had an abortion?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Sapporo.
(c) Takematsu.
(d) Osaka.

8. What is the style of writing that Chapter 7 is supposed to be?
(a) A journal.
(b) A research paper.
(c) An article.
(d) A letter.

9. What does Malta Kano do on her international travels?
(a) Make psychic house calls.
(b) Sample water.
(c) Give public demonstrations of her abilities.
(d) Attend conferences.

10. What is the only piece of information printed on the card that the woman gives Toru in Chapter 2?
(a) A title.
(b) A phone number.
(c) An address.
(d) A name.

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

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

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

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

15. Where does Toru Okada find his necktie in Chapter 4?
(a) The dry cleaners.
(b) His neighbor's house.
(c) His work items that he packed.
(d) The street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kumiko and Toru Okada meet for their first date?

2. What does Malta Kano assure Toru Okada that he will find at the end of their meeting?

3. What does Toru give Creta in Chapter 14 in exchange for sex?

4. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?

5. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?

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