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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. Where are Toru and May Kasahara as they talk in Chapter 39?
(a) By the pond.
(b) In Shinjuku.
(c) At the Residence.
(d) In her dormitory.

2. What does May Kasahara find herself doing often after the suicides at the Miyawaki house?
(a) Staring at the house.
(b) Trying to remember things about the daughter.
(c) Dropping things in the well.
(d) Crying.

3. Who is Yoshitaka Wataya?
(a) Kumiko's father.
(b) Kumiko's grandfather.
(c) Kumiko's youngest brother.
(d) Kumiko's uncle.

4. What was Nutmeg before she was a healer?
(a) A clothing designer.
(b) A pediatrician.
(c) A party panner.
(d) A advertising executive.

5. According to Toru in Chapter 23, how are Cinnamon's grandfather and Lt. Mamiya connected?
(a) They both were on Yanamoto's mission.
(b) They both had marks on their cheeks.
(c) They were both once in the city of Hsin-ching.
(d) They both are fascinated by wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does May Kasahara imagine she is a lot in Chapter 28?

2. What is missing from the bottom of the well in Chapter 31?

3. Why can Cinnamon not speak?

4. What is the healing room of the Residence made up to look like in Chapter 17?

5. What is the veterinarian worrying about at the beginning of Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does M consult a healer in Chapter 12?

2. What sad reality does May Kasahara admit to in Chapter 18's letter?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Kumiko say about her current state of mind?

4. Why is Toru content in Chapter 25?

5. What problem does Ushikawa admit with Kumiko's meeting Toru, and how does he solve it in Chapter 19?

6. What does Toru do after Nutmeg and Cinnamon stop coming to the residence?

7. What two bits of strange information does Malta Kano provide Toru in Chapter 30?

8. What plan does Kumiko reveal in Chapter 17?

9. What happens to Noboru Wataya in Chapter 37?

10. Describe Mamiya's assassination attempt on Boris in Chapter 32.

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