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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mystical being does Ushikawa liken himself to in Chapter 15?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A satyr.
(c) A siren.
(d) A genie.

2. Who does Toru hear as soon as he enters the hotel in Chapter 31?
(a) The faceless man.
(b) Creta Kano.
(c) Noboru Wataya.
(d) The waiter.

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

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

5. What does Toru do in the dreams Kumiko regularly has?
(a) Kills her.
(b) Makes love to her.
(c) Passes her by.
(d) Forgives her.

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

7. How does May Kasahara respond to the duck people in Chapter 36?
(a) She tries to talk to them.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She mocks them.
(d) She ignores them.

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

9. Who does Nutmeg suspect is the source of the tabloid stories?
(a) Noboru Wataya.
(b) Toru Okada.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Kumiko.

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

11. What does Toru want to know about Noboru Wataya in Chapter 15?
(a) Whether he plans to run for office.
(b) Who his real parents are.
(c) Why he wants the hanging house.
(d) If he slept with Kumiko.

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

13. Why is Mamiya eventually released from the prison camp in Chapter 32?
(a) He is traded for Russian prisoners.
(b) The war ends.
(c) Boris arranges it.
(d) The camp is liberated by the Japanese.

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

15. What political party does Yoshitaka Wataya belong to?
(a) The libertarians.
(b) The conservatives.
(c) The reformists.
(d) The labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first password that Toru cracks in Chapter 19?

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

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

4. At the beginning of Chapter 25, why is Toru heartened by his life?

5. Where is Nutmeg's husband murdered?

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