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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Topographically, where is the town in which May Kasahara is working in Chapter 5?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In the lowlands.
(c) On the beach.
(d) By the woods.

2. 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) Her check-book.
(c) All her shoes and dresses.
(d) Nothing.

3. Why can the protagonist clearly see two figures in the night in Chapter 3?
(a) He can see in the dark.
(b) The figures are glowing.
(c) It is a full moon.
(d) There are street lamps illuminating the area.

4. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?
(a) Yanamoto.
(b) A Mongolian sheep-herder.
(c) A Russian soldier.
(d) Honda.

5. For what does May Kasahara castigate Toru Okada in Chapter 5?
(a) Not showing up at work with her.
(b) Not washing his clothes.
(c) Giving up on finding his cat.
(d) Having too many women around him.

6. What does Toru Okada rename his cat in Chapter 6?
(a) Snappy.
(b) Mackerel.
(c) Kumiko.
(d) Honda.

7. What does the silent young man in Chapter 4 give Toru Okada to keep him from seeing where they are going?
(a) Goggles.
(b) A night-mask.
(c) A hood.
(d) A scarf.

8. Where do Kumiko and Toru Okada meet for their first date?
(a) A theatre.
(b) A mall.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) An aquarium.

9. What does Toru Okada use to climb down into the well at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) A long plank.
(b) A bungie cord.
(c) A harness.
(d) A rope ladder.

10. What article of clothing does Toru Okada agree to wear to his meeting with Malta Cano in Chapter 3?
(a) A blue pinstriped blazer.
(b) A polka dot tie.
(c) A pink dress shirt.
(d) White shoes.

11. Why does Toru's uncle suggest he look up Mr. Ichikawa in Chapter 12?
(a) They were friends in school.
(b) He knows the neighborhood.
(c) He has a package for Toru.
(d) He has been asking for Toru.

12. How does the actress in the Miyawaki house kill herself?
(a) She drowns herself.
(b) She takes pills.
(c) She shoots herself.
(d) She hangs herself.

13. Why does Mamiya say he is no longer afraid of dying?
(a) His life is an empty shell.
(b) He has seen far worse deaths than his can ever be.
(c) He has lived a full life.
(d) Honda has told him the manner and time of his death.

14. What remembrance from the dead Honda does Lieutenant Mamiya give Toru Okada at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) An empty box.
(b) A war medal.
(c) A pair of spectacles.
(d) A bayonet.

15. In Chapter 11, Toru Okada is surprised to find packaging for what in his waste-basket?
(a) Candles.
(b) Steak.
(c) Cologne.
(d) A portable phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the style of writing that Chapter 7 is supposed to be?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what does Toru remember doing with his father as a child?

3. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?

4. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?

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

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