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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does May Kasahara respond to the duck people in Chapter 36?
(a) She tries to talk to them.
(b) She ignores them.
(c) She mocks them.
(d) She laughs.

2. What is Toru Okada's main concern about chatting with Kumiko on a computer in Chapter 19?
(a) He will not know it is her.
(b) She can hang up more easily.
(c) She may not understand his intonation.
(d) Someone can look in more easily.

3. What are the prisoners that the young lieutenant escorts wearing in Chapter 26?
(a) Dress military uniforms.
(b) Baseball uniforms.
(c) Civilian clothes.
(d) Nothing.

4. In Chapter 15, which of the following bits of information does Ushikawa know about Toru?
(a) How much he owes on the property.
(b) His near-infidelity.
(c) His role as a healer.
(d) His connection to Creta Kano.

5. Who pointedly ceases coming to the Residence in Chapter 29?
(a) Mackerel.
(b) Lt. Mamiya.
(c) Cinnamon.
(d) Toru.

6. Who acted as May Kasahara's sponsor in securing her the factory job?
(a) The parents of her dead boyfriend.
(b) Toru Okada.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her employer in Tokyo.

7. What political party does Yoshitaka Wataya belong to?
(a) The libertarians.
(b) The labor.
(c) The conservatives.
(d) The reformists.

8. What does Toru want to know about Noboru Wataya in Chapter 15?
(a) Who his real parents are.
(b) Why he wants the hanging house.
(c) Whether he plans to run for office.
(d) If he slept with Kumiko.

9. Why is Mamiya initially unable to shoot Boris in Chapter 32?
(a) He has no bullets.
(b) Boris disarms him.
(c) He lasks the resolve.
(d) His gun jams.

10. How does Ushikawa get into Toru Okada's house in Chapter 13?
(a) He punches in a window.
(b) He uses Kumiko's key.
(c) He slips in the cat door.
(d) He picks the lock.

11. Why are the mountains an ideal place for the wig factory?
(a) There are no unions.
(b) The locals have long hair to sell.
(c) The temperature is perfect for the hair.
(d) The women are used to detailed handwork.

12. What does Toru do in Chapter 29 when he tires of going to the well?
(a) He cleans the Residence.
(b) He people watches in Shinjuku.
(c) He writes May Kasahara.
(d) He tries to read more of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

13. What is the second password that Toru cracks in Chapter 19?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Sis.
(c) Sub.
(d) Candle.

14. How does Ushikawa describe the work he does from Noboru Wataya?
(a) Hands-on jobs.
(b) Shadow jobs.
(c) Dirty jobs.
(d) Odd jobs.

15. In Chapter 15, what does May Kasahara wish she could do with every wig she makes?
(a) Wear it.
(b) Style it.
(c) Sign it.
(d) Burn it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toru realizes about Kumiko's sister in Chapter 34?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Noboru Wataya offer to do for Toru if he gives up his new property?

3. In Chapter 38, what choice of hers does Kumiko blame on her brother's sins?

4. Where are Toru and May Kasahara as they talk in Chapter 39?

5. According to the article in Chapter 21, what component of the dummy corporation has been linked to political scandals?

(see the answer keys)

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