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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could Toru hear in the distance while he and Naoko were in the meadow?
(a) A barking dog.
(b) Cows mooing.
(c) Church bells.
(d) Cars on a highway.

2. What song did a girl ask Toru to play at the record shop at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) "Scarborough Fair."
(b) "White Room."
(c) "Spinning Wheel."
(d) "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

3. What has changed about Midori's appearance to make Toru not recognize her immediately?
(a) She has dyed her hair blonde.
(b) She has gotten a perm.
(c) She has lost twenty pounds.
(d) She has cut her hair very short.

4. What is Reiko most worried about while she is with the piano student on the bed?
(a) That she isn't pretty enough.
(b) Her daughter walking in.
(c) The girl's parents finding out.
(d) Her husband walking in.

5. What does Naoko say would be "wrong"?
(a) For one person to watch over another forever.
(b) For them to keep any secrets from one another.
(c) For a person to make a promise s/he cannot keep.
(d) For two people who don't love one another to get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Naoko give Toru for Christmas in 1968?

2. In what grade is Reiko's daughter?

3. How long has Naoko been at Ami Hostel?

4. How long has it been since Toru played pool?

5. What is the title of the novel Toru reads while Midori is sleeping?

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