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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 does Nutmeg suspect is the source of the tabloid stories?
(a) Toru Okada.
(b) Noboru Wataya.
(c) Kumiko.
(d) Cinnamon.

2. Who is Yoshitaka Wataya?
(a) Kumiko's youngest brother.
(b) Kumiko's uncle.
(c) Kumiko's father.
(d) Kumiko's grandfather.

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

4. How does Toru get into Room 208 in Chapter 35?
(a) He has a key.
(b) The door is ajar.
(c) Someone lets him in.
(d) He kicks the door in.

5. How does May Kasahara respond to the duck people in Chapter 36?
(a) She mocks them.
(b) She ignores them.
(c) She tries to talk to them.
(d) She laughs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, what does Toru suddenly realize about his conversation with Kumiko?

2. Where are Toru and May Kasahara as they talk in Chapter 39?

3. At what time is May Kasahara writing her letter in Chapter 18?

4. Why is Mamiya eventually released from the prison camp in Chapter 32?

5. Chapter 12, what business is M's successful husband in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Noboru Wataya in Chapter 37?

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

6. How did Nutmeg first discover her healing powers?

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

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

9. Describe Mamiya's assassination attempt on Boris in Chapter 32.

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

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