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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 Chapter 13: Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Part II (Pgs. 151-172) | Book 2 Chapter 1: As Concrete as Possible ? Appetite in Literature (Pgs. 175-184) | Book 2 Chapter 2: No Good News in This Chapter (Pgs. 185-195).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Picking up groceries.
(b) Getting a new watch battery.
(c) Filing his household's taxes.
(d) Delivering his wife's dry cleaning.

2. What is Toru Okada cooking when he first receives a call from the mysterious woman in Chapter 1?
(a) Baked Chicken.
(b) Stir fry.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Hot oatmeal.

3. Why has Toru Okada never met Kumiko's sister?
(a) She died at age 11.
(b) She lives in the United States.
(c) She refuses to meet him.
(d) She is estranged from the Watayas.

4. In a reminiscence in Chapter 9, why does Kumiko refuse to speak to Toru Okada for three days?
(a) He quits his job.
(b) She gives no reason.
(c) He almost cheats on her.
(d) He breaks a family heirloom.

5. How long have Kumiko and Toru Okada been married at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Toru Okada find his necktie in Chapter 4?

2. What era does Creta Kano's style of dress remind Toru Okada of?

3. In Chapter 13, what memory of Yanamoto's death does in Lieutenant Mamiya say he will never forget?

4. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?

5. When dis Koru and Kumiko Okada stop taking to Kumiko's parents?

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