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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nickname of the man in charge of raising the flag at the dormitory?
(a) Sir Nakano.
(b) Storm Trooper.
(c) Uniform.
(d) Mr. Flag.

2. On what day of the week did Naoko and Toru have their "dates"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Saturday.

3. What shape is Naoko's barrette?
(a) A star.
(b) A flower.
(c) A ladybug.
(d) A butterfly.

4. Who was Hatsumi?
(a) Nagasawa's girlfriend.
(b) Naoko's roommate.
(c) Nagasawa's study partner.
(d) Storm Trooper's sister.

5. Which of these sports does Naoko play with other patients and staff?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Softball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Field hockey.

6. How much weight has Naoko gained?
(a) Ten pounds.
(b) Six pounds.
(c) Two pounds.
(d) Fourteen pounds.

7. What did Naoko enclose in the letter?
(a) A poem.
(b) A flower.
(c) A map.
(d) A photograph.

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

9. What is the first thing Dr. Ishida asks Toru about?
(a) How long it's been since he's seen Naoko.
(b) How his journey was.
(c) If he takes any drugs.
(d) Playing a musical instrument.

10. What does Naoko think would happen if you fell into the hidden well?
(a) You'd break your arm.
(b) You'd be able to climb right back out.
(c) You'd break your leg.
(d) You'd break your neck.

11. What does Nagasawa tell Toru is his "standard of action"?
(a) To make as much money as possible.
(b) To never owe anyone anything.
(c) To be honest.
(d) To be a gentleman.

12. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Thirty-seven.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty-two.

13. Why is Toru sad at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He misses Naoko.
(b) Naoko is dead.
(c) Naoko never loved him.
(d) He has just heard that a friend of his is very ill.

14. What movie does Toru go to see by himself?
(a) "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
(b) "Easy Rider."
(c) "2001: A Space Odyssey."
(d) "The Graduate."

15. How long did Toru live in a dormitory?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages did Naoko send in her letter?

2. What is the one thing Toru thinks he knows about the well Naoko describes?

3. What does Toru say that angers Naoko?

4. What is Naoko's second wish?

5. What makes a crunching noise under Naoko and Toru's feet?

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