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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. How did May Kasahara cause her boyfriend's death?
(a) She pushed him over a bridge guardrail.
(b) She covered his eyes on a motorcycle.
(c) She ran him over with a car.
(d) She stabbed him with a fake sword.

2. What does Malta Kano do on her international travels?
(a) Give public demonstrations of her abilities.
(b) Make psychic house calls.
(c) Attend conferences.
(d) Sample water.

3. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?
(a) The mysterious woman.
(b) Kumiko.
(c) Malta Kano.
(d) May Kasahara.

4. For what type of business does May Kasahara administer surveys?
(a) A law office.
(b) A restaurant chain.
(c) A pachinko parlor.
(d) A wig factory.

5. What does the woman do to Toru's mark in Chapter 4?
(a) The rubs it.
(b) She licks it.
(c) She takes a picture of it.
(d) She spears it with a scalpel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what comes and goes from the "hanging house" with odd regularity?

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

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

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

5. After how many days of people-watching does Toru Okada see the man with the guitar case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two requests does Creta Kano make of Toru Okada in Chapter 14 and how does he respond?

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

3. What is the Clumsy Massacre of Chapter 9?

4. Why does Toru Okada choose to go into the well behind the old Miyawaki house?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the marital tiff the Okada's have as related in Chapter 9?

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

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