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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 advise does Mamiya leave Toru with in Chapter 32?
(a) Live without regret.
(b) Remember those who fought and died.
(c) Forget the past.
(d) Find love.

2. What is the second password that Toru cracks in Chapter 19?
(a) Candle.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Sis.
(d) Sub.

3. What personal question does Toru Okada ask Kumiko in their internet chat in Chapter 22?
(a) What did he cook their last night together?
(b) What do they call the bird outside their window?
(c) What did she find fascinating at the aquarium?
(d) What is Noboru Wataya's secret?

4. What part of her first client's body did Nutmeg touch to heal her?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Her feet.
(d) Her temples.

5. How long does it take Cinnamon to learn a language?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose computer is in the Residence?

2. What does May think she hears at the end of Chapter 36?

3. In Chapter 38, what choice of hers does Kumiko blame on her brother's sins?

4. What is the healing room of the Residence made up to look like in Chapter 17?

5. What company purchase at a local high-end hotel is mentioned with particular gravity in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lieutenant Mamiya meet Boris the Manskinner for the second time?

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

3. What two bits of strange information does Malta Kano provide Toru in Chapter 30?

4. How does May Kasahar's worldview change in Chapter 36?

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

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

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

8. Describe Cinnamon.

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

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

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