1. Quiz #3 Wind up Bird Chronicle

2. 1. What advice does Malta Kano give Toru Okada on the day his wife disappears? 2. What story does Toru Okada tell Noboru Wataya on the day the two of them meet with Malta Kano? Why is this significant? 3. Why does Lt. Mamiya write to Toru Okada? What does he desperately want to tell him? 4. What is the problem Toru Okada has with Zen?

3. 5. When Malta Kano tells Toru Okada that the half moon will last for several days, what is she referring to? 6. What is the special display at the aquarium that Kumiko and Toru visit on their first date? 7. What does Toru Okada do after Komiko informs him that she has had an abortion? Describe his experience.

4. 8. Noboru Wataya’s dream speech claims that “___________ is the root of desire.” Do you believe this to be true? 9. What room # does Toru Okada need to find in his dream? Who is there? Who does she change into? 10. Instead of dropping down the ladder she has stolen from the well, what does May Kasahara do?

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