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

2. Who does Toru hear as soon as he enters the hotel in Chapter 31?
(a) The waiter.
(b) The faceless man.
(c) Noboru Wataya.
(d) Creta Kano.

3. Who is the first person that Nutmeg told the story of the zoo massacre?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Toru.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Malta Kano.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pointedly ceases coming to the Residence in Chapter 29?

2. How does Toru get into Room 208 in Chapter 35?

3. How does Kumiko instruct Toru to think of her in Chapter 22?

4. What is the first password that Toru cracks in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 20, to whom does the job of public relations for Nutmeg's fashion company fall?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nutmeg's marriage end in Chapter 20?

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

4. What circle of connections does Toru Okada uncover in Chapter 23?

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

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

7. What war atrocity occurs in Chapter 26's story?

8. How is Toru implicated in an assassination attempt in Chapter 33?

9. What new offer does Ushikawa make to Toru Okada in Chapter 16?

10. What happens to Noboru Wataya in Chapter 37?

(see the answer keys)

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