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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years after Kumiko and Toru are married does she become unexpectedly pregnant?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. Who pulls the rope ladder up from the well in Chapter 9?
(a) Malta Kano.
(b) Kumiko.
(c) Toru's uncle.
(d) May Kasahara.

3. What does Creta Kano cook for breakfast in Chapter 13?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Scrambled eggs.
(c) French toast.
(d) Omelets.

4. In Chapter 12, Lieutenant Mamiya describes a secret mission he and Honda were a part of. What country did this mission illegally enter?
(a) India.
(b) Korea.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Russia.

5. Why is Kumiko uncomfortable the first time she has sex with Toru?
(a) They are in her parents' house.
(b) She does not particularly like him.
(c) She is a virgin.
(d) She has not showered.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does May's visit to the bottom of the well affect her self image?

2. What does Toru decide he needs to purchase at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What errand is Toru Okada running at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What does Toru find in the envelope the silent boy gives him?

5. How long does the American submarine in Chapter 9 give the Japanese transport before it fires in it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the infant Nutmeg nearly killed in the story of Chapter 9?

2. How does Kumiko explain her own disappearance in her letter of Chapter 11?

3. Why are the Okadas estranged from the Watayas?

4. Describe Toru Okada's life at the beginning of the novel.

5. What does Noboru Wataya want to say to Toru Okada in Chapter 3?

6. What story about a house in Koru Okada's neighborhood does his uncle tell in Chapter 10?

7. Why is Lieutenant Mamiya uncomfortable with his mission with Yanamoto?

8. Why is a local tabloid so concerned with the the Miyawaki house in Chapter 7?

9. Why does Toru Okada stay in the well longer than he intended?

10. What painful admission does May Kasahara make in Chapter 15?

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