You will hear the beginning of Haruki Murakami’s short fiction story The Second Bakery Attack published as an episode of the LeVar Burton Reads podcast. You can listen to the recording twice, first straight through and then in two shorter sections. Read the questions carefully and choose the best alternative for each item.
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1.1 Which of the following statements describes the narrator’s line of thinking best? (3 p.)
Decisions ultimately have logical consequences
The outcome of decisions determines their morality
The ability to make decisions is just an illusion

1.2 Why did the narrator tell his wife about the bakery attack? (3 p.)
There were loud noises coming from outside
Being famished served as a memory cue
Thinking about it caused him insomnia

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1.3 Why did the couple have an almost empty refrigerator? (3 p.)
Their everyday routines were still forming
Their diets were mutually incompatible
They lacked time to go grocery shopping

1.4 Which of the following words characterizes the wife’s reply best? (3 p.)
Tentative
Consistent
Resolute