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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. Where do Midori and Toru go to get warm and dry that afternoon?
(a) The restaurant where they met.
(b) His apartment.
(c) Her apartment.
(d) The bar, DUG.

2. What author was Midori asked to read when she joined her club?
(a) Karl Marx.
(b) Rachel Carson.
(c) Constantin Stanislavski.
(d) Gloria Steinem.

3. What cocktail is Midori drinking when Toru arrives at DUG?
(a) Whiskey sour.
(b) Cape Codder.
(c) Tom Collins.
(d) Fuzzy navel.

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

5. About which composer is Itoh especially knowledgeable?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Bach.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Vivaldi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is Reiko's daughter?

2. What does Naoko say is her favorite time of day?

3. Where do Midori and Toru have lunch the day she decides to talk to him again?

4. What kind of pizza do Midori and Toru have?

5. What is Reiko most worried about while she is with the piano student on the bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purpose does Toru discover for the flag?

2. Describe Naoko's sister.

3. What is Toru's opinion about Nagasawa and Hatsumi's relationship?

4. What happens in the middle of the night on Toru's second night in the women's apartment?

5. How does Nagasawa think he and Toru are alike?

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

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

8. Where did Hatsumi learn to play pool?

9. What was Reiko's courtship with her husband like?

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

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