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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. When dis Koru and Kumiko Okada stop taking to Kumiko's parents?
(a) After Koru quit his job.
(b) After Kumiko's sister died.
(c) After Koru had a fight with her father.
(d) After Noburu Wataya began chieving success.

2. In Chapter 14, Creta Kano states that she now considers her physically numb state from before she met Noboru Wataya to be what?
(a) A dream state.
(b) A transitional state.
(c) A deluded state.
(d) A perfect state.

3. What does Toru find in the envelope the silent boy gives him?
(a) Money.
(b) A photo of him in Creta Kano.
(c) Kumiko's wedding ring.
(d) The deed to the Miyawki house.

4. What code name is used in Chapter 7 to refer tot he owner of the "hanging house"?
(a) TO.
(b) The Super.
(c) Anon.
(d) Mr. X.

5. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Picking up groceries.
(b) Getting a new watch battery.
(c) Filing his household's taxes.
(d) Delivering his wife's dry cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the factory where May Kasahara works produce?

2. What changes about the style of writing in Chapter 3?

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

4. What town is Toru Okada in when Kumiko call to tell him she had an abortion?

5. Who is the protagonist of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Toru Okada discover while shaving in Chapter 12?

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

4. Describe the interchange Toru has with the woman on the bench in Chapter 2?

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

6. Why does Creta Kano become a prostitute?

7. Why does Toru Okada stay in the well longer than he intended?

8. What is the Clumsy Massacre of Chapter 9?

9. Describe Toru Okada's dream at the end of Chapter 16?

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

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