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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?
(a) He has seen far worse deaths than his can ever be.
(b) Honda has told him the manner and time of his death.
(c) He has lived a full life.
(d) His life is an empty shell.

2. How does May's visit to the bottom of the well affect her self image?
(a) She cannot stop crying.
(b) She is less sure of herself.
(c) She is perpetually angry.
(d) She is more happy than usual.

3. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?
(a) Kumiko.
(b) Creta Kano.
(c) Noboru Wataya.
(d) His uncle.

4. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?
(a) She went to work for her sister.
(b) She sold her family house.
(c) She won the lottery.
(d) She became a prostitute.

5. What town is Toru Okada in when Kumiko call to tell him she had an abortion?
(a) Osaka.
(b) Kyoto.
(c) Takematsu.
(d) Sapporo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toru decide he needs to purchase at the end of Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 16, Toru and the man with the guitar case fight with what weapon?

3. Where do Kumiko and Toru Okada meet for their first date?

4. In his letter in Chapter 4, Mamiya says that - when he was at the bottom of the well in Mongolia - he believes something what living in what?

5. Who dies in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lieutenant Mamiya uncomfortable with his mission with Yanamoto?

2. Why are the Okadas estranged from the Watayas?

3. How does the infant Nutmeg nearly killed in the story of Chapter 9?

4. What financial decision does Toru Okada make at the beginning of Book 3?

5. In the story of Chapter 13, why does the Russian commander choose not to kill Lieutenant Mamiya?

6. What happens when Toru goes to the appointed address in Chapter 4?

7. What painful admission does May Kasahara make in Chapter 15?

8. Why do Koru and Kumiko Okada meet with Mr. Honda?

9. What strange event happens involving a bar folk singer in Chapter 7?

10. What is the Clumsy Massacre of Chapter 9?

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