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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 does Toru wish all girls would wear during their periods?
(a) A red brooch on their clothing.
(b) A red hat.
(c) Red shoes.
(d) A red bracelet.

2. Why is Midori's father in the hospital?
(a) He has a brain tumor.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He had a stroke.
(d) He had a kidney transplant.

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

4. What part-time job does Toru take after classes start again?
(a) Working as a clerk at a drug store.
(b) Washing cars.
(c) Waiting tables at an Italian restaurant.
(d) Answering the phone at an all-night information service.

5. What does Toru name his cat?
(a) Cottonball.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Fluffy.
(d) Seagull.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the porno movie and more drinks, what does Midori announce she wants to do?

3. About which composer is Itoh especially knowledgeable?

4. What did the gatekeeper at Ami Hostel tell Toru was really good in Tokyo?

5. What does Naoko teach at the sanatorium?

Short Essay Questions

1. What have Midori and her sister decided to do with the bookstore?

2. What is Midori's theory about Toru's girlfriend?

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

4. What happened to precipitate Reiko's first mental breakdown?

5. What is Toru's answer to Hatsumi's question of why he sleeps with random girls when he doesn't find much pleasure in it?

6. What happens in the middle of the night the first night Toru is in the women's apartment that is unusual?

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

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

9. Describe Naoko's sister.

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

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