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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2 Chapter 16: The Simplest Thing ? Revenge in a Sophisticated Form ? The Thing in the Guitar Case (Pgs. 327-338) | Book 3 Chapter 1: The Wind-Up Bird in Winter (Pgs. 341-350).

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 light.
(b) The damp.
(c) The solitude.
(d) The silence.

2. In Lieutenant Mamiya's story of Chapter 12, what does Yanamoto tell Lieutenant Mamiya he must do if they are captured?
(a) Kill Yanamoto.
(b) Destroy his personal documents.
(c) Fight to the death.
(d) Flee back into China.

3. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?
(a) Their wedding album.
(b) Nothing.
(c) All her shoes and dresses.
(d) Her check-book.

4. What does Malta Kano assure Toru Okada that he will find at the end of their meeting?
(a) A job.
(b) His tie.
(c) His cat.
(d) A new house.

5. Where does Toru's Chapter 8 dream take place?
(a) A ballroom.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A fancy restaurant.
(d) His house.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what problem has Kumiko sought the advice of Malta Kano in Chapter 3?

2. After how many days of people-watching does Toru Okada see the man with the guitar case?

3. At the end of Chapter 2, Malta Kano calls Toru Okada to set up a meeting between him and whom?

4. What does Toru Okada use to climb down into the well at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What does Toru give Creta in Chapter 14 in exchange for sex?

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