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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. At the beginning of Chapter 25, why is Toru heartened by his life?
(a) His cat has returned.
(b) He has spoken to Kumiko.
(c) He has people in his life.
(d) His business is successful.

2. What is Toru Okada's main concern about chatting with Kumiko on a computer in Chapter 19?
(a) He will not know it is her.
(b) She can hang up more easily.
(c) Someone can look in more easily.
(d) She may not understand his intonation.

3. According to the article in Chapter 21, what component of the dummy corporation has been linked to political scandals?
(a) Its accounting firm.
(b) Its realtor.
(c) Its CEO.
(d) Its car service.

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

5. According to Kumiko in Chapter 22, what has her metamorphosis done to her?
(a) Made her understand why she married Toru.
(b) Made her go bad.
(c) Made her stronger.
(d) Made her exhausted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Chapter 18, May says that she woke up one day discovered what?

2. Whose voice does Toru Okada hear at the beginning of Chapter 34?

3. What mystical being does Ushikawa liken himself to in Chapter 15?

4. What is Kumiko planning to do in Chapter 38?

5. What part of her first client's body did Nutmeg touch to heal her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the boy in Chapter 11 find in the bag and what does he do with it?

6. What happens to Noboru Wataya in Chapter 37?

7. How does Toru overcome Noboru Wataya in Chapter 35?

8. Why is Toru content in Chapter 25?

9. What does Toru realize about his marriage to Kumiko in Chapter 34?

10. How did Nutmeg first discover her healing powers?

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