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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. In a letter Toru receives in Chapter 11, who does Kumiko say she is having an affair with?
(a) A mutual friend.
(b) Noboru Wataya.
(c) A man from her work.
(d) A man she met on the street.

2. What does May Kasahara do before leaving the well at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) She throws a rock at Toru.
(b) She blows Toru a kiss.
(c) She closes the lid.
(d) She tosses down some food.

3. What does the silent young man in Chapter 4 give Toru Okada to keep him from seeing where they are going?
(a) A hood.
(b) A night-mask.
(c) Goggles.
(d) A scarf.

4. What does Toru Okada rename his cat in Chapter 6?
(a) Mackerel.
(b) Kumiko.
(c) Honda.
(d) Snappy.

5. For what does May Kasahara castigate Toru Okada in Chapter 5?
(a) Giving up on finding his cat.
(b) Not washing his clothes.
(c) Having too many women around him.
(d) Not showing up at work with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what does Toru remember doing with his father as a child?

2. What article of clothing does Toru Okada agree to wear to his meeting with Malta Cano in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?

4. In Chapter 14, Creta Kano states that she now considers her physically numb state from before she met Noboru Wataya to be what?

5. How long does the American submarine in Chapter 9 give the Japanese transport before it fires in it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Toru Okada's dream in Chapter 2.

3. Why is a local tabloid so concerned with the the Miyawaki house in Chapter 7?

4. What does the unnamed boy see in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Creta Kano become a prostitute?

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

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