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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 are the prisoners that the young lieutenant escorts wearing in Chapter 26?
(a) Civilian clothes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Dress military uniforms.
(d) Baseball uniforms.

2. What mystical being does Ushikawa liken himself to in Chapter 15?
(a) A genie.
(b) A satyr.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A siren.

3. Who pointedly ceases coming to the Residence in Chapter 29?
(a) Toru.
(b) Lt. Mamiya.
(c) Mackerel.
(d) Cinnamon.

4. What has happened to Noboru Wataya in the realm of the hotel in Chapter 33?
(a) Someone has tried to kill him,
(b) Kumiko has revealed his secret.
(c) He has had a stroke.
(d) He has lost an election.

5. What does Toru do in the dreams Kumiko regularly has?
(a) Passes her by.
(b) Forgives her.
(c) Makes love to her.
(d) Kills her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who acted as May Kasahara's sponsor in securing her the factory job?

2. What does Toru want to know about Noboru Wataya in Chapter 15?

3. What does May do the night when she feels genuinely happy?

4. In Chapter 15, what does May Kasahara wish she could do with every wig she makes?

5. Which of the following descriptors is not used in Chapter 20 in relation to Nutmeg's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Toru content in Chapter 25?

2. What does the tabloid in Chapter 21 determine about the dummy corporation that owns the hanging house?

3. What plans do most women in May Kasahara's factory have?

4. Who does M consult a healer in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 22, what does Kumiko say about her current state of mind?

6. How does Toru Okada's opinion of his wife change over the course of the novel?

7. That is Nutmeg's concern in Chapter 24?

8. What problem does Ushikawa admit with Kumiko's meeting Toru, and how does he solve it in Chapter 19?

9. What does May Kasahara remember about the Myawaki's in Chapter 28?

10. How does May Kasahara express her attitude to her wigs in Chapter 15?

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