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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. What does May Kasahara invite Toru Okada to do the following day in Chapter 5?
(a) Go to church with her.
(b) Sunbathe with her.
(c) Join her administering surveys.
(d) Have lunch with her.

2. Why does Toru's uncle suggest he look up Mr. Ichikawa in Chapter 12?
(a) They were friends in school.
(b) He has been asking for Toru.
(c) He has a package for Toru.
(d) He knows the neighborhood.

3. What horrific action does the man with the guitar case undertake in Toru's dream in Chapter 16?
(a) He sets himself on fire.
(b) He castrates himself.
(c) He drowns himself.
(d) He skins himself.

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

5. How many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Creta Kano cook for breakfast in Chapter 13?

2. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?

3. In Chapter 11, Toru Okada is surprised to find packaging for what in his waste-basket?

4. What era does Creta Kano's style of dress remind Toru Okada of?

5. What remembrance from the dead Honda does Lieutenant Mamiya give Toru Okada at the end of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does pain return to Creta Kano's life?

2. What does Noboru Wataya want to say to Toru Okada in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

6. How does May Kasahara describe her situation in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

10. Why are the Okadas estranged from the Watayas?

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