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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Nutmeg's mother sell in order to enroll her daughter in fashion school?
(a) A set of silk robes.
(b) A car.
(c) A piece of jewelry.
(d) Her father's antique katana.

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

3. According to Kumiko in Chapter 22, what has her metamorphosis done to her?
(a) Made her go bad.
(b) Made her understand why she married Toru.
(c) Made her exhausted.
(d) Made her stronger.

4. According to the article in Chapter 21, what component of the dummy corporation has been linked to political scandals?
(a) Its car service.
(b) Its CEO.
(c) Its accounting firm.
(d) Its realtor.

5. What does the mysterious woman give Toru in Chapter 34?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A key to Room 208.
(d) The password to Cinnamon's computer.

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

7. What does Toru do in Chapter 29 when he tires of going to the well?
(a) He people watches in Shinjuku.
(b) He writes May Kasahara.
(c) He tries to read more of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
(d) He cleans the Residence.

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

9. In Chapter 26, what does Toru suddenly realize about his conversation with Kumiko?
(a) It will likely be the last time he talks to her.
(b) Cinnamon probably monitored it.
(c) He probably deamt it.
(d) It probably was not her.

10. What is Kumiko planning to do in Chapter 38?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Return to Toru.
(c) Kill Noboru Wataya.
(d) Leave Japan.

11. What personal question does Toru Okada ask Kumiko in their internet chat in Chapter 22?
(a) What did he cook their last night together?
(b) What do they call the bird outside their window?
(c) What is Noboru Wataya's secret?
(d) What did she find fascinating at the aquarium?

12. What is the first order that the Lieutenant gives the prisoners upon arriving at the zoo?
(a) Dig a large hole.
(b) Shoot each other.
(c) Kill the elephant.
(d) Collect food for the soldiers.

13. What word do May's parents have to explain to her regarding the Miyawakis in Chapter 28?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Abscond.
(c) Alleviate.
(d) Suicide.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Yoshitaka Wataya?

2. What strange part of her anatomy does Malto Kano reveal in Chapter 30?

3. Near the end of Chapter 18, May says that she woke up one day discovered what?

4. What mystical being does Ushikawa liken himself to in Chapter 15?

5. What advise does Mamiya leave Toru with in Chapter 32?

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