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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 38, what choice of hers does Kumiko blame on her brother's sins?
(a) Leaving school.
(b) Marrying Toru.
(c) Cheating on Toru.
(d) Becoming an alcholic.

2. In Chapter 11, what does the boy find in the buried bag?
(a) A baby.
(b) A human heart.
(c) A pile of money.
(d) Nothing.

3. What superlative does Toru use to describe Ushikawa in Chapter 13?
(a) Fattest.
(b) Slimiest.
(c) Ugliest.
(d) Creepiest.

4. What information has Kumiko just received in Chapter 38?
(a) Toru's new business.
(b) The cat's return.
(c) Her password.
(d) Her brother's location.

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

6. Whose voice does Toru Okada hear at the beginning of Chapter 34?
(a) Noboru Wataya's.
(b) Mr. Honda's.
(c) His own.
(d) Kumiko's.

7. Where is Nutmeg's husband murdered?
(a) His studio.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) An alley.
(d) Their home.

8. Chapter 12, what business is M's successful husband in?
(a) Real estate.
(b) Stock investment.
(c) Entertainment industry.
(d) Import/Export.

9. Whose words does Toru remember after killing Noboru Wataya in Room 208?
(a) Kumiko's.
(b) Mr. Honda's.
(c) Lt. Mamiya's.
(d) His uncle's.

10. Near the end of Chapter 18, May says that she woke up one day discovered what?
(a) No one liked her.
(b) She was a woman.
(c) She was scared to get out of bed.
(d) She knew nothing about the world.

11. In Chapter 13, what does Noboru Wataya offer to do for Toru if he gives up his new property?
(a) Arrage a meeting with Kumiko.
(b) Pay him handsomely.
(c) Get him a job in the government.
(d) Leave him alone.

12. 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) He bribes a Russian official.
(c) He is an officer.
(d) The Russians find him amusing.

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

14. What sound awakens Toru at the end of Chapter 37?
(a) Bells.
(b) Wind.
(c) A scream.
(d) The wind-up bird's call.

15. What does Toru realizes about Kumiko's sister in Chapter 34?
(a) She was defiled by Noboru Wataya.
(b) She was only protecting Kumiko.
(c) She never existed.
(d) She is Creta Kano.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, which of the following bits of information does Ushikawa know about Toru?

2. Where does Toru meet Malto Kano in Chapter 30?

3. What political party does Yoshitaka Wataya belong to?

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

5. In Chapter 20, to whom does the job of public relations for Nutmeg's fashion company fall?

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