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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many secret healers does M consult in Chapter 12's article?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 14.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

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

8. What is Toru Okada's main concern about chatting with Kumiko on a computer in Chapter 19?
(a) Someone can look in more easily.
(b) She can hang up more easily.
(c) She may not understand his intonation.
(d) He will not know it is her.

9. What has happened to Noboru Wataya in the realm of the hotel in Chapter 33?
(a) Kumiko has revealed his secret.
(b) Someone has tried to kill him,
(c) He has lost an election.
(d) He has had a stroke.

10. What is the title of the document Toru finds in the computer at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Kumiko's Disappearance.
(b) Norweigan Wood.
(c) The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
(d) The Zoo Massacre.

11. Who does May Kasahara imagine she is a lot in Chapter 28?
(a) Toru.
(b) Kumiko.
(c) A cat.
(d) Her dead boyfriend.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 25, why is Toru heartened by his life?
(a) His business is successful.
(b) He has spoken to Kumiko.
(c) He has people in his life.
(d) His cat has returned.

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

14. How does Ushikawa get into Toru Okada's house in Chapter 13?
(a) He slips in the cat door.
(b) He picks the lock.
(c) He punches in a window.
(d) He uses Kumiko's key.

15. Who is the first person that Nutmeg told the story of the zoo massacre?
(a) Toru.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Malta Kano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mamiya initially unable to shoot Boris in Chapter 32?

2. In Chapter 38, what choice of hers does Kumiko blame on her brother's sins?

3. At the end of Chapter 15, May says that what about her new home sometimes overwhelms her?

4. Who pointedly ceases coming to the Residence in Chapter 29?

5. In Chapter 10, May Kasahara's boss tells her that genes determine what percentage of whether someone will go bald?

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