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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. In what city is Toru, years later, when he is reminded of Hatsumi?
(a) Cape Town, South Africa.
(b) Dublin, Ireland.
(c) Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(d) San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2. Who taught Hatsumi to play pool?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her first boyfriend.
(d) Nagasawa.

3. What day of the week does Midori finally call Toru?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Saturday.

4. How did Naoko's uncle commit suicide?
(a) Jumped in front of a train.
(b) Carbon monoxide poisoning.
(c) Drug overdose.
(d) Hanged himself.

5. How did Naoko's sister commit suicide?
(a) Jumped in front of a train.
(b) Carbon monoxide poisoning.
(c) Hanged herself.
(d) Drug overdose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is stored in the shed where Reiko and Toru talk the night before he leaves?

2. The day Reiko's students felt sick, what did she ask Reiko for?

3. What part-time job does Toru take after classes start again?

4. What station does Midori's father mention to Toru?

5. What college's sweatshirt does Hatsumi put on when she and Toru return to her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Toru get Midori's father to eat?

2. What kind of student was the young girl Reiko taught?

3. What does Toru usually do on Sundays?

4. What purpose does Toru discover for the flag?

5. How does Toru's second visit to the Ami Hostel go?

6. What is Naoko and Reiko's first morning job?

7. What is Reiko's advice for Toru regarding Midori?

8. What does Toru learn about Naoko from Reiko's letters?

9. How does Midori describe her father's funeral?

10. What is Toru's explanation about the importance of the subjunctive tense?

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