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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 Chapter 6: Inheriting Property ? Inquiry on Jellyfish ? Something Like a Sense of Detachment (Pgs. 222-230) | Book 2 Chapter 7: Recollections and Dialogue on Pregnancy ? Empirical Inquiry on Pain (Pgs. 230-240) | Book 2 Chapter 8: The Root of Desire ? In Room 208 ? Passing Through the Wall (Pgs. 241-247).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his letter in Chapter 4, Mamiya says that - when he was at the bottom of the well in Mongolia - he believes something what living in what?
(a) The solitude.
(b) The silence.
(c) The light.
(d) The damp.

2. What tune is the waiter whistling in Toru's Chapter 8 dream?
(a) Rossini's Thieving Magpie.
(b) Mahler's Resurrection.
(c) Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain.
(d) Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

3. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?
(a) Noboru Wataya.
(b) His uncle.
(c) Kumiko.
(d) Creta Kano.

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

5. What is Toru Okada's duty working with May Kasahara in Chapter 9?
(a) Setting up wig displays.
(b) Counting bald heads.
(c) Filing paperwork for her.
(d) Approaching men on the streets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?

3. How many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?

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

5. What career advice does Toru Okada recall Mr. Honda giving in Chapter 4?

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