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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. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?
(a) A business based in Osaka.
(b) Omura Liquor.
(c) His cousin Oni.
(d) His uncle.

2. What animal inhabits the disgusting island that is the subject of Toru Okada's metaphorical story in Chapter 3?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Rhinos.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Monkeys.

3. What does Toru give Creta in Chapter 14 in exchange for sex?
(a) Some of Kumiko's clothing.
(b) A blank check.
(c) His rope ladder.
(d) Mr. Honda's empty box.

4. How does Creta Kano explain her lack of clothes in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) She wants Toru to see her body.
(b) She likes being naked.
(c) She gave them to a homeless woman.
(d) She lost them.

5. Why did Creta Kano couple with Toru in his dream?
(a) Malta asked her to.
(b) She felt sorry for him.
(c) She is ridiculously attracted to him.
(d) She intends to blackmail him.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Toru's uncle in Chapter 13, how did Mr. Miyawaki lose all of his money?

2. What does May Kasahara invite Toru Okada to do the following day in Chapter 5?

3. For what problem has Kumiko sought the advice of Malta Kano in Chapter 3?

4. Why is Kumiko uncomfortable the first time she has sex with Toru?

5. Topographically, where is the town in which May Kasahara is working in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Toru Okada's life at the beginning of the novel.

3. Why are the Okadas estranged from the Watayas?

4. What story about a house in Koru Okada's neighborhood does his uncle tell in Chapter 10?

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

6. What is the Clumsy Massacre of Chapter 9?

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

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

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

10. Describe Nutmeg.

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