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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 37, what has happens to Noboru Wataya in real life?
(a) He is elected to a high government post.
(b) He has a stroke.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is forced to resign.

2. In Chapter 15, which of the following bits of information does Ushikawa know about Toru?
(a) His role as a healer.
(b) His near-infidelity.
(c) How much he owes on the property.
(d) His connection to Creta Kano.

3. Who acted as May Kasahara's sponsor in securing her the factory job?
(a) Her employer in Tokyo.
(b) Toru Okada.
(c) The parents of her dead boyfriend.
(d) Her parents.

4. How long does it take Cinnamon to learn a language?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. Who is Yoshitaka Wataya?
(a) Kumiko's youngest brother.
(b) Kumiko's uncle.
(c) Kumiko's father.
(d) Kumiko's grandfather.

6. According to Toru in Chapter 23, how are Cinnamon's grandfather and Lt. Mamiya connected?
(a) They both had marks on their cheeks.
(b) They were both once in the city of Hsin-ching.
(c) They both are fascinated by wells.
(d) They both were on Yanamoto's mission.

7. What does Cinnamon listen to on the radio while he is doing chores around the Residence in Chapter 14?
(a) Country and western.
(b) Classic rock.
(c) Classic music.
(d) Talk radio.

8. From where is the sound of sleigh bells coming in Chapter 25?
(a) The alley.
(b) The sky.
(c) Toru's bedroom.
(d) Cinnamon's office.

9. Which of the following descriptors is not used in Chapter 20 in relation to Nutmeg's husband?
(a) Egotistical.
(b) Argumentative.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Mysterious.

10. What is the second password that Toru cracks in Chapter 19?
(a) Sub.
(b) Candle.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Sis.

11. What part of her first client's body did Nutmeg touch to heal her?
(a) Her feet.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her temples.
(d) Her hands.

12. Why can Cinnamon not speak?
(a) He never learned how.
(b) He decides not to.
(c) He has been frightened into silence.
(d) He has no tongue.

13. What is the healing room of the Residence made up to look like in Chapter 17?
(a) A jail cell.
(b) A doctor's office.
(c) A confessional.
(d) A fitting room.

14. What does May think she hears at the end of Chapter 36?
(a) Toru screaming for her.
(b) Her boyfriend's laugh.
(c) Perfect silence.
(d) A storm approaching.

15. Why is Mamiya given more access to the Russian camp than most Japanese prisoners in his Chapter 30 letter?
(a) He can speak Russian.
(b) The Russians find him amusing.
(c) He bribes a Russian official.
(d) He is an officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May Kasahara find herself doing often after the suicides at the Miyawaki house?

2. How many secret healers does M consult in Chapter 12's article?

3. In Chapter 20, what does Nutmeg's mother sell in order to enroll her daughter in fashion school?

4. What personal question does Toru Okada ask Kumiko in their internet chat in Chapter 22?

5. Chapter 12, what business is M's successful husband in?

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