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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 exam does Toru have coming up later in the week?
(a) History of Drama.
(b) Psychology.
(c) Shakespeare in Performance.
(d) German.

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

3. Where does Toru tell the dorm head that he is going when he leaves for Ami Hostel?
(a) Hiking.
(b) To visit his girlfriend.
(c) Home.
(d) To see Storm Trooper.

4. To what Hollywood actor does Midori compare Toru?
(a) Clark Gable.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Marlon Brando.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

5. What was Naoko talking about in the meadow?
(a) A meadow well.
(b) A wishing well.
(c) A whirlpool well.
(d) A field well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What picture hung on the wall in Toru's dorm room?

2. How old did Naoko turn on her birthday in April, 1969?

3. What do Midori and Toru watch from the roof of her house?

4. Which of these was not one of Nagasawa's favorite authors?

5. What did Toru drink as he read the letter for the third time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Naoko describe the conditions in which she writes her letter to Toru?

2. Describe Nagasawa.

3. How do Toru's living arrangements change after summer break?

4. How did Ami Hostel come into existence?

5. Describe the day Kizuki died.

6. Why didn't Midori like her high school?

7. What sorts of things do Naoko and her fellow patients do for entertainment at the hostel?

8. What does Nagasawa tell Toru are his reasons for wanting to join the Foreign Ministry?

9. How did Toru feel about joining Nagasawa's womanizing expeditions?

10. What is Midori's job?

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